THE National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) has urged government to provide a roadmap with a timeframe for upgrading salary scales for teachers who have attained higher qualifications. In a statement, Saturday, NAQEZ Executive Director Aaron Chansa lamented that despite the presidential directive, teachers continue to receive salaries that do not reflect their advanced qualifications. “The National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) is demanding a road map that will have a timeframe for government to upgrade salary scales for deserving thousands of teachers across the country. In the last twelve months, President Hakainde Hichilema has twice directed the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Teaching Service Commission, to upgrade the salaries of teachers who have...

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