THE National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) has proposed a nationwide industrial strike in response to the government’s failure to fulfil its promise of upgrading all deserving teachers to higher salary scales. In a statement, Sunday, NAQEZ Executive Director Dr Aaron Chansa said for the last three years, government had repeatedly assured that over 40,000 teachers would be moved into appropriate salary brackets. “The National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) is left with no option but to propose a nationwide industrial strike in response to the government’s continued failure to fulfil its solemn promise of upgrading all deserving teachers to higher salary scales. In the last three years, the Republican President, the Minister of Finance and...
