The request from Maboka Mmalane left the members of the commission and the public amused, especially after he was challenged to prove that teachers face danger after they discipline pupils. Mmalane was speaking on behalf of teachers from Selebi-Phikwe, Mmadinare, Tswapong and Bobirwa as a representative of the Botswana Teachers Union (BTU). She asked for health risk allowance saying it is ideal because teachers handle pupils with different diseases that can infect them. She said teachers work overtime and have a big workload. She requested a 30 percent allowance health risk. She stated that chalk dust and markers affect teachers' health and damage their clothes yet they are expected to look presentable hence they require 10 percent as clothing allowance. She submitted that this is necessary because some government employees like solders and police officers are given uniforms. She asked for 10 percent housing allowance for those with accommodation and 12 percent for those without. Mmalane requested 5 percent transport allowance and 5 percent for boarding allowance. She called for urgent implementation of the transfer policy and the student -teacher ratio to be reduced from 40 to 25 pupils. She was asked by the delegation chairman Kenny Kapinga if she has an idea what constraints the government is facing and she answered in the negative. One presenter suggested to the commission to address the issue of overtime allowance based on the work done by an individual.
On salaries BTU recommended that the entry point for diploma holders should be C3 as assistant teacher and progress to C2. Those with degrees should start at C2 and progress to C1, while the post of responsibility should start at D4.
