MBABANE:Lot Vilakati, the Secretary General(SG) of the Swaziland National Association of Teachers(SNAT) says, as an organization for teachers, they were not aware that,Government has dumped some contract teachers.
This comes after an alleged contract teacher sent a message to this publication seeking assistance in reaching out to the relevant Ministry after his services were terminated by Government.
“Yati sinenkinga lenkhulu lana tsine bo-Thishela lesisebenta ngema contracts.Some of us have been contract teachers for ove 10 years but government nyalo utsi soyasi dumper and kulikhuni for us to secure employment because noma ngabe ungayenta le education nabuya naleso stifiketi akasi recognise ikakhulu tsine lesifundze eluyengo with Degrees but without education. Besicela lokutsi sosisite especially in engaging the relevant ministry kutsi basi dumpe lani after serving for such a longtime kani sesiyawati nalomsebenti”, said the alleged contract teacher.
Efforts to reach Education and Training Minister Owen Nxumalo proved unsuccessful at the time of compiling this report.
Responding to this Swaziland News on Wednesday,after being asked to clarify the complaint by some contract teachers,Lot Vilakati, the SNAT Secretary General(SG) said no contract teacher has been dumped.
“We are not aware of any contract teacher who has been dumped by the Government. Some of these people who are complaining are not teachers, they have Degrees from Luyengo but they are without the Education Certificate hence they are not teachers. U-wrong kuphi Hulumende nakatsi bengikucelile utongibambisa ngoba bengsete qualified teachers but now there are many unemployed qualified teachers thank you for your service, you may go home?. Some of these people from Luyengo have Degrees but they are not educators,” said the SNAT Secretary General when speaking to editor Zweli Martin Dlamini.
SNAT Secretary General Lot Vilakati.