Tinashe Sambiri|The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe( PTUZ) says it will not fold hands and watch as the Zanu PF regime exposes teachers to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.

This comes after the death of three teachers at Karoi schools. The three succumbed to COVID-19 on Thursday last week.

According to NewsDay, one of the deceased teachers, Goodluck Tobaiwa Chambe, of Chikangwe High School was a principal marking supervisor under the Combined Science section.

Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary-general Raymond Majongwe, qouted by the same publication, said it was sad that Chambe died without getting his dues for marking last year’s ZIMSEC examinations.

“We are not happy that the late Karoi teacher (Chambe) was yet to get paid by Zimsec. He never got his dues and this is how bad it is as people who offered services, but national institutions renege on making payments.

The impact of COVID-19 is obviously felt as he could have used the funds to buy protective equipment and to get medical attention. This is a tragedy.”

Majongwe added that PTUZ views the “premature” reopening of schools as criminal as the move has resulted in the loss of lives.