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Zimbabwean teachers in SA `unpaid for months`

Source: GroundUp, 28/11/2018

Hammond said failure to verify a permitâ€š which may later be found to
be fraudulentâ€š could result in WCED officials or school principals
paying a hefty fine or facing imprisonment. She said Home Affairs had
found fraudulent permits.
Jack Mutsvairoâ€š chairperson of the Union of Zimbabwean Educators
Western Capeâ€š established in 2016â€š said the union had 50 members and
a WhatsApp group of 200 teachers. He said the union was irritated by
the verification process.
â€œIf banks take less than a week to do itâ€š why is the WCED taking
months? â€œSome of the Zimbabwean teachersâ€š who come to us claiming
they havenâ€™t been paid for between three to nine monthsâ€š tell sad
storiesâ€šâ€ said Mutsvairo.
Someâ€š he saidâ€š had got into debt borrowing money for rentâ€š food and
their childrenâ€™s school fees. Mutsvairo said some teachers suffering
from delays did not engage the union as they feared victimisation if
they spoke out about having not been paid.
A man who teaches mathematics and physical science to Grades 11 and
12â€š said he had been without a salary since Januaryâ€š awaiting his
ZEP.
On August 3 he collected his permit and submitted it to the
departmentâ€š but he had still not been paid as the department was
waiting for Home Affairs to verify the permit.
On Tuesdayâ€š Hammond told GroundUp his permit had now been verified
and his outstanding salary would be paid into his account by the end
of the week. Home Affairs did not respond to a request for comment.

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