MASVINGO - Zanu (PF) youth militia have set up bases at different schools and are reportedly seething with anger demanding a clear explanation from teachers who absconded lessons on Friday.Some teachers boycotted lessons on Friday, following a call by the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ)’s to boycott lessons every Friday to demonstrate against poor allowances. PTUZ provincial chairman Munyaradzi Chauke told RadioVOP that most Teachers, especially from Mwenezi and Masvingo rural districts, had fled their stations, fearing for their lives.
“We have just received information that some of our members are already being persecuted by Zanu (PF) demanding individual explanations from them. These teachers were victimized by the same people last year, he said. Schools which are highly affected are Rushumbe Primary in Mwenezi, Mukita Secondary, and Chengwe Primary.
PTUZ president Takavafira Zhou said the struggle would continue. “We are not going back. We are aware that there are some overzealous headmasters who are threatening teachers, especially in peri-urban schools such as Chikarudzo Primary School, but we are looking for ways to end that. Our demands are clear and genuine,” he said.