Zambia: Teachers in Southern province resolve to strike next Monday

by E Wayne Ross on May 12, 2009

Lusaka Times: Teachers in Southern province resolve to strike next Monday

Teachers in Southern Province have resolved to go on strike when schools re-open for the second term on Monday.

Basic Education Teachers Union of Zambia, BETUZ,Acting Chairperson, Mwangala Dyaunka and Provincial Secretary, Basil Hibajeene, disclosed this to ZANIS in Mazabuka today.

The two union officials said the teachers resolved not to report to work in order to press government to expedite the conclusion of negotiations for increased salaries and improved conditions of service.