Staff Reporter
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged teachers to develop multi-pronged programmes and projects that will enable the generality of stakeholders to correctly contextualise history.
The President said this whilst officially launching the Teachers for Economic Development (Teachers 4 ED) initiative at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) today.
“Informed by the principles of ‘learning to act and learning to achieve’ I challenge the members of Teachers for Economic Development to develop multi-pronged programmes and projects. These must enable the generality of stakeholders to correctly contextualise our history as a springboard for new success milestones in the fast evolving socio-economic and technological environment. Further the sector should therefore meaningfully contribute to the development of solutions to lift many more of our people out of poverty and into prosperity,” he said.
He also encouraged teachers to take up a greater role in the devolution and decentralisation agenda as well as the rural industrialisation drive, adding that a teacher’s role and influence must go beyond the classroom by availing and volunteering to build and modernise communities.
“You also have a greater role to play in the context of the devolution and decentralisation agenda as well as the rural industrialisation drive. Do not be by-standers. Your impact must be felt beyond the classroom by availing and volunteering yourselves right at the ward and district levels to build and modernise our communities. Tisu vene veNyika ino. Ngativake Nyika yedu,” the President said.
Teachers were also called upon to remain vigilant, steadfast and be on a constant lookout for detractors who continue to employ divisive machinations aimed at subverting the country. He implored on all teachers to always remain patriotic and loyal to Zimbabwe.
President Mnangagwa’s calls for unity and patriotism comes after some rogue teachers unions such as Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) led by Obert Masaraure have been used by detractors to stage illegal anti-Government protests in Harare. It was also later unearthed that the union was secretly financed by the British Government.
In December 2021, Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) was also allegedly secretly financed by the British Government to foster regime change in Zimbabwe. It is against this background that President Mnangagwa has called for Patriotism and loyalty amongst teachers in Zimbabwe.
