Mozambique Short of 12,000 Teachers

Maputo — Mozambique is short of 12,000 primary and secondary teachers, required for the 2025 school year which is due to begin on Friday.

Announcing this deficit at a Maputo press conference on Tuesday, the government spokesperson, the Minister of State Administration, Inocencio Impissa, said the shortage of teachers “poses a very serious challenge for us’.

The excessive workload and the subsequent payment of overtime have been a source of tension between the government and teachers. Last week,…