held. Raymond Majongwe, the Secretary General of the PTUZ, reported that he was intercepted by two police officers on his way to the venue and was threatened with disappearance if he went ahead with organising the event. Majongwe reports that the police also threated to beat up any one going into the meeting.
The police wanted to know why the PTUZ had invited the Mayor of Masvingo to be guest speaker at the commemorations and that why did the PTUZ want to use the ZCTU boardroom for the event.
As a result of police presence, teachers gathering for the event dispersed. The ZCTU therefore condemns the action by the Police to deny the PTUZ the opportunity to commemorate World Teachers Day an annual and international day, which gives chance to teachers to discuss about their profession. – ZCTU
12.10.2006
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Police disrupt teachers’ meeting
MASVINGO - Police details here disrupted the commemoration of the World Teachers Day which was organised by the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) an affiliate of the ZCTU.
Some police details even spent the night milling around ZCTU offices where the commemorations were supposed to be
Some police details even spent the night milling around ZCTU offices where the commemorations were supposed to be