The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturers remain resolute in their demand for a tenfold salary increase to US$2,500 per month, despite threats of contract termination. The Association of University Teachers (AUT) spokesperson, Obvious Vengeyi, criticized the university administration’s attempt to hire adjunct lecturers, describing it as a failed experiment.
Vengeyi blasted UZ for failing to attract qualified applicants, saying the institution had managed to secure only 10 adjunct lecturers across its 11 faculties. “The whole university failed to attract more than 10 across all its 11 faculties. All 10 are not qualified to teach at high school. They were pulled from the streets and from churches. It is a joke, to say the least,” he said.
The AUT remains firm in its demand for better salaries, refusing to back down in the face of contract termination threats. The lecturers’ union is pushing for significant improvements in their remuneration, highlighting the need for qualified and competent lecturers to drive the university forward.
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