PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday met representatives of teachers with disabilities to have an appreciation of their plight in the discharge of the educational duties.

The meeting was held at the initiation of the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe who raised several challenges teachers with disability are facing .

In an interview soon after the meeting at the President’s Munhumutapa offices, PTUZ secretary for teachers with disabilities, Mr Abiot Moyo, described their meeting with the President as fruitful and productive.

“We had a positive, fruitful and productive engagement with the President. The meeting was held at our request.

“The issues that we raised are transport, visual impairment, albinism and wheelchairs,among others. Other issues related to our assistance whose allowances are taking long to be paid. The President directed that the Public Service Commission look into it,” said Mr Moyo.

He said other issues related to disability grant which they implored Government to introduce given the teachers with disabilities’ challenges.State media