A group of 40 teachers from the Daejo Cheile Community School in the Khongolote neighborhood, in the city of Matola, stopped classes on Thursday, demanding payment of overtime owed by the state for the years 2022 and 2023. Images of the boycott were circulated on social media, and the teachers say that the...
The Secretary of State in Maputo City, Vicente Joaquim, has ordered the interruption of classes in all public and private schools and technical and vocational training institutions. A note from the Council of State Representation Services in Maputo City indicates that the measure came into force on Monday and is expected to last until Friday...
Teachers from Moamba Secondary School, in Maputo province, stopped classes this morning due to the lack of overtime pay. Carrying placards with the message "pay overtime", the teachers, wearing white coats, left their classrooms and paraded through the streets shouting "help, help, and demanding the payment of...
Teacher absenteeism in public schools in the province of Manica is 10% with an increasing trend and may be due to the high level of indebtedness to banks. Some have debts in more than three banks and receive 200 meticais in salary after deductions. Around 11,000 of the more than 17,000 employees...
The Mozambican authorities have suspended classes for around 42,000 pupils due to the floods that have affected 21 schools in the Boane district of Maputo province, a week after the start of the school year. "We're talking about schools that are under water and others that are serving as shelters" for the...
In some parts of the country affected by Tropical Storm Ana, classes may not start this week due to the destruction of schools. This is the case in Zambezia province, where more than 56,000 students may be affected, as reported by Rádio Moçambique, from the spokesperson of the provincial Directorate of Education. Meanwhile, the spokeswoman of the...