INAE detects problems in private schools in Maputo and Matola

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INAE detects problems in private schools in Maputo and Matola

8:59 CAT | 20 Jul 2018

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The National Inspection of Economic Activities (INAE) has detected a number of problems in the functioning of private schools teaching foreign curricula in Maputo and Matola. However, no sanctions have been imposed on the activities of the establishments concerned, whose names were not disclosed.

Ali Mussa, national director of Education, Culture and Sport Operations at INAE, said that the irregularities consist of the provision of food displaying poor conditions of conservation and preparation in school canteens, bathrooms in a deplorable situation, lack of cleaning, lack of transparency regarding tuition and other fees collected by the schools and the absence of uniform for workers.

In addition to recommendations to solve the problems mentioned, fines will be applied.

A total of 15 private schools were inspected in the last two weeks in a programme to be extended to other institutions teaching foreign curricula in the country, Mussa said.

He added that the INAE intends to expand operations to cover all branches of activity in Mozambique, including disseminating details of legislation relevant to the sector. To that end, INAE leaders recently met partners in the World Bank to discuss the INAE’s strategic plan for the period 2019-2023.

In another development, Mussa noted that, during the period under review, 421 economic establishments had been inspected, and that problems related to the lack of cleaning and price transparency were persistent.

Source: A Verdade