Teachers boycott chess games

Tobokani Rari
Tobokani Rari

FRANCISTOWN: The overtime allowance debacle between teachers and the Ministry of Education is reportedly the reason behind the no-show by teachers at this year’s edition of the Morongwa Northern Junior Secondary Schools Individual National Championships chess qualifiers.

The chess tourney, which was held over the weekend in Francistown, features almost all junior secondary schools and select primaries schools north of Dibete.

The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) recently announced that teachers will get paid 50 percent of overtime hours worked while the other 50 percent will be compensated through day offs.

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