The National Teachers’ Association (Anapro) will file a request with the Administrative Court (TA) for an audit of public accounts to clarify the delays, accumulated since 2022, in the payment of overtime and funeral allowances to teachers.
According to an official statement cited by Lusa, the organization states that the initiative aims to defend “teachers’ dignity and the legality of public resource management,” requesting that the Administrative Court (TA) conduct an audit of the financial execution of the funds allocated for these payments.
“This audit is urgent because teachers have worked, the hours have been worked, and families have been waiting for years for essential entitlements. The lack of transparency breeds mistrust, pain, and injustice. The truth cannot continue to be delayed. The country deserves answers,” stated Anapro.
The request is expected to cover debts related to overtime for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, as well as the disbursement of the funeral allowance intended for civil servants and state employees, with a special focus on professionals in the education sector. The association wants the audit to clarify the amounts actually paid, the amounts still owed, and the length of time pending cases have been outstanding, including the number of cases by province and by district.
Anapro also requests information on the processing of administrative cases, specifically the average time between the submission of a subsidy application and the corresponding payment, including an identification of the main obstacles that have delayed the resolution of these cases.
The organization also seeks to identify the accounts or budget line items where funds remain held during the waiting period, as well as the legal basis for such withholding. The request also includes the provision of documents, such as budget execution reports, payment orders, and opinions justifying the delays that have occurred. Anapro requests that the audit results be made available in both print and electronic formats.
The initiative comes amid dissatisfaction among teachers, after the Minister of Education and Culture, Samaria Tovela, appealed in June for understanding from striking teachers, acknowledging that the government lacks the financial capacity to settle, in a single payment, all debts accumulated since 2022. The minister stated that the government has already settled the overtime pay for 2022 and 2023, although some provinces are still facing difficulties in paying the outstanding amounts for 2023.
Last October, President Daniel Chapo stated that the debts owed to teachers—estimated at approximately 29.7 million euros for 2024 alone—were being paid in accordance with the government’s financial resources. At the time, the head of state acknowledged that a significant number of teachers face an excessive workload, a situation that represents a debt the government owes to educators and that should be addressed as a matter of labor justice.
In recent years, Mozambique has seen strikes and work stoppages organized by professionals from various sectors of the public administration, including education and health care, with demands related to better working conditions, overdue payments, and classification under the Single Pay Scale (TSU).
Source: Diário Económico
Original article:https://www.diarioeconomico.co.mz/2026/07/10/desenvolvimento-2/professores-pedem-auditoria-ao-estado-sobre-dividas-de-horas-extra-desde-2022/
