Markers will be paid - Steenkamp
The education ministry says payments to examination markers are an ongoing process and the final payment to 217 of the markers was made on Friday.
According to the ministry's permanent secretary, Sanet Steenkamp, the hullaballoo over payment is unwarranted.
Speaking to Namibian Sun on Sunday, she said: “Currently there are claims for 45 Entrepreneurship, 12 Oshikwanyama and 69 Oshindonga markers for final verification and approval with the Directorate of Finance of the ministry.
“These payments will be made on Monday by the finance ministry and will reflect as from Tuesday (today), depending on the banking institution where the account is held,” she said.
Steenkamp added that the National Examination and Assessment Directorate was processing 125 claims for English and Physical Science markers, who reported for duty on Friday, 17 November.
On Friday, markers threatened to go on strike in protest against the delayed payments.
The secretary-general of the Namibia National Teachers Union (Nantu), Basilius Haingura, confirmed that teachers were unhappy and “exposed to starvation”.
He added that these teachers were unable to pay for their accommodation and transport to the marking venue.
“But the PS promised that they would be paid on Monday. Most of the teachers have been paid but some not. So we will see what happens on Monday and then we will decide the way forward,” said Haingura.
According to him about 3 000 teachers took part in the marking of examination papers.
JEMIMA BEUKES
According to the ministry's permanent secretary, Sanet Steenkamp, the hullaballoo over payment is unwarranted.
Speaking to Namibian Sun on Sunday, she said: “Currently there are claims for 45 Entrepreneurship, 12 Oshikwanyama and 69 Oshindonga markers for final verification and approval with the Directorate of Finance of the ministry.
“These payments will be made on Monday by the finance ministry and will reflect as from Tuesday (today), depending on the banking institution where the account is held,” she said.
Steenkamp added that the National Examination and Assessment Directorate was processing 125 claims for English and Physical Science markers, who reported for duty on Friday, 17 November.
On Friday, markers threatened to go on strike in protest against the delayed payments.
The secretary-general of the Namibia National Teachers Union (Nantu), Basilius Haingura, confirmed that teachers were unhappy and “exposed to starvation”.
He added that these teachers were unable to pay for their accommodation and transport to the marking venue.
“But the PS promised that they would be paid on Monday. Most of the teachers have been paid but some not. So we will see what happens on Monday and then we will decide the way forward,” said Haingura.
According to him about 3 000 teachers took part in the marking of examination papers.
JEMIMA BEUKES
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