Pay teachers their dues
Friday, April 17, 2015
The Botswana Sectors of Educators Union (BOSETU) has threatened that its members will not work extra hours until they are paid.
These developments are worrisome. It is the students who suffer the most when teachers and the government are at loggerheads. The impasse has proved catastrophic in the last couple of years.
It seems some government accounting officers, sworn to tell "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing else but the truth" before Almighty God, may have deliberately lied during the committee’s vital work. If proven, this is not merely unprofessional; it is perjury, a serious criminal offence and it strikes at the very heart of responsible government.The PAC’s role is fundamental. After each financial year, it painstakingly examines how public...