PREJUDICED, TRAUMATISED BY TEACHING SERVICE COMMISSION

Sir,

I have always heard about abuse of office and power, nepotism and corruption through the media. International media has reported and commented several times about Swaziland’s bad human rights record.

I had never thought that one day I’ll experience this first hand. Today as you read this letter I am a victim of all the above.
The matter is that I wrote an application letter to the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) to transfer me to any school closer to my home area in August 2013. I got a response that I should relocate from school A to school B.
I had to be at my new work station during the third school term. I signed the resumption of duty form, the head teacher signed and the REO signed.

Later I got an SMS that the house I should occupy is still under construction and should wait coming to my new school. Later on I got a call from the TSC that I should not go to school B and they will find me a school headed by a man not school B because its headed by a woman. I wondered why gender was involved.  Are we a closed society?

I waited for a response and promise but I got none till today. When I phoned I was baffled because I couldn’t find the person attending to my case.
I have recently informed the TSC about my crisis through a letter which was ‘carbon copied’ to their customer care and legal advisor, the Secretary General of SNAT and the Chairman of the Human Rights Commission.
They promised to give me a school and they said I should wait and they would call me. Even today I am still waiting for their call. As for now, I am doing nothing.

Depression

How can a service I have served with diligence and dedication since January 1991 (23 years) leave me in the lurch this way?
The whole ordeal is severely prejudicial and traumatic. I regularly have bouts of clinical depression. I incurred a lot of damages; my belongings were ferried home on an inappropriate vehicle hence many items were damaged. My attorney said I should exhaust all relevant structures before litigation against government.

Is this the way Monarchical Democracy works and treats ‘citizens’? Abuse of office and oppression of us non-entities by powerful bureaucrats is rife; respect of human rights and dignity is non-existent in the system. It is totally indifferent towards ordinary citizens.
My right to work as enshrined the Constitution’s Bill of Rights was grossly violated.  I doubt if we ordinary citizens are protected by the Constitution. Trust and love for my country fades by the day.

The incumbent Minister of Education and Training should put in place a proper citizens’ charter to clean up the rot at TSC. As ex president of SNAT and teacher he should know much, much better what my family and I are going through.

Teacher in the wilderness

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