MBABANE: Lot Vilakati, the Secretary General of the Swaziland National Association of Teachers(SNAT) has applauded government,for providing a bus that transported teachers to the ongoing Southern Africa Teachers Association(SATO) Games held in Botswana.
Efforts to reach Lady-Howard Mabuza, the Minster of Education proved unsuccessful at the time of compiling this report.
Speaking to this Swaziland News on Friday, the SNAT Secretary General said,they applied for the bus in their capacity as civil servants and government approved their application.
“We are grateful for the support from the government, we applied for the bus like all civil servants who requested transport should a need arise and our application was approved. Our relationship with the government suggests that we are not permanent enemies, we conflict and also reach consensus.The conflict does not mean we are enemies, as civil servants we normally demand and government as the employer is expected to grant us our demand. We normally conflict where the government fails to provide us as per our demands but where our demands have been granted, we reach consensus,”said the SNAT Secretary General when interviewed by editor Zweli Martin Dlamini.
Education Ministry provides bus for teachers’ Botswana regional games, SNAT applauds government for providing transport.