Zimbabwe Teachers Union slam convictions under vulnerable students' program
The Zimbabwe Teachers Union is criticizing the conviction and sentencing of a school head and his deputy for abusing the Basic Education Assistance Module facility, a government program intended for vulnerable children. The two put their children on the list of beneficiaries. Obert Masarure, president of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe, tells VOA’s James Butty, teachers’ children are vulnerable because of the low salaries their parents receive. He says while teachers earn an equivalent of $300 per month, they need over $1,200
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