By Derick Tsimba

Government through the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has requested all the country’s 10 Provincial Directors to submit names of teachers not reporting for duty since 28 September 2020.

Today, in a Memorandum addressed to the 10 Provincial Directors across the country, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Mrs Tumisang Thabela said the Public Service Commission had requested for the details of teachers that have not reported for duty since the opening of Phase 1 classes on 28 September 2020.

“Please refer to the attached minute from the Public Service Commission on the above mentioned subject dated 26 October 2020.

“The Public Service Commission has requested for details of teachers that have not reported for duty since the opening of Phase 1 classes on 28 September 2020, in the format prescribed in the template provided. Whilst provinces and districts have been submitting attendance statistics for teachers and learners to the Command Centre these did not have names,” she said.

The Permanent Secretary also said, “In view of the above, Provincial Education Directors are hereby directed to submit the details of teachers that have been absent from duty for the period 28 September to 6 November 2020, to Head Office through their respective Human Resources Directors by end of day on Wednesday, 11 November for onward submission to Public service Commission.”