This Wednesday, the President of the Republic called on teachers to be thoughtful and to engage in dialog, saying that "confusion and shouting" won't solve the problem, two days after teachers marched for overtime pay in Maputo.

Speaking during the opening ceremony of the 2024 school year, in the district of Dondo, in Sofala, in the center of the country, Filipe Nyusi said that in difficult and emotional times we must always opt for labor dialogue, so "we have to assert our professional position, as educators and with the ability to speak, without this stance that I am suggesting meaning allowing injustices within teachers"

"I would like to ask, once again, for your utmost consideration," said the Mozambican statesman, quoted in a report published by Correio da Manhã.

In fact, the start of the school year comes at a time when teachers are demonstrating, demanding overtime pay and better working conditions, and threatening not to take on extra classes this year.

The teachers also want the Executive to create the conditions to end classroom overcrowding, threatening to prevent more than 50 students from entering a single class, as is common in the country.

On Monday, dozens of primary and secondary school teachers marched in the city of Maputo demanding a solution to the problem, after another group of teachers marched in the city of Matola earlier this month, complaining about the same problems.

For Nyusi, "fussing and shouting" will "in no way" resolve the teachers' situation, and he therefore calls for dialog and common sense on the part of the professionals.

"Dialogue and consideration will prevent the learning process from being interrupted by constant threats to stop classes," he added, thanking the teachers for their "professional attitude" despite the demonstrations.

The opening of the school year took place at the administrative post of Mafambisse, coinciding with the inauguration of the largest secondary school in the country, a project financed entirely by the Buddhist foundation Tzu Chi.