Namibia News

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Namibia's academic appeal

The Scientist : Blogs: "Chinsembu is originally from Zambia but has been at the University of Namibia for four years. As we drove through the clean, modern-looking city, he explained why.

One of the main factors was stability, he said. Back in Zambia, the university had been closed down seven times in the seven years he worked there as a result of staffing problems, salary disputes, student unrest or political problems. In the four years he's been in Namibia there hasn't been a single closure.

Another factor is the relatively good financial prospects in Namibia, which has been independent of South Africa for the past 16 years. In Zambia, his monthly salary was about US$400 a month; now it is more like $2,500. "

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