Three teachers were transferred from the Tlavene EPC in Mabalane village, Gaza province, to other schools in remote areas, allegedly as a reprimand for being part of the MDM campaign.
The three Mabalane teachers on Saturday afternoon (21 September) received transfer orders from the Ntlavene EPC in the host village of Mabalane. Two were transferred to Mungingi EPC, which is about 70 km away and one to Ndangue EPC.
“Where we are going there is a lot of insecurity, we don’t know what could happen to us,” said one of the transferred teachers in an interview with the Bulletin. He says he does not understand the motivations behind the transfer, but believes it to be a political persecution. Meanwhile, in Homoine District, Inhambane, a 20-year-old student attending 11th grade at 25th September High School, was arrested on 21st September on charges of sticking MDM posters in the school grounds.
According to the report, the detainee was campaigning for MDM in the company of other colleagues when they decided to put up posters in class on Friday 20 September. Realizing this, the school directors called the local law enforcement authorities. Police picked up the student the next day, our correspondents report.
The PRM commander in Homoine reported to the Bulletin yesterday that the student was released and they did not arrest his colleagues because they are minors. According to our correspondents, it is common in Homoíne to see students campaigning in schools for different parties, this being the first case.
