South Sudan to hire 20,000 Zimbabwean teachers: report
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February 06, 2016 (JUBA) - South Sudan’s education minister, John Gai
is in Zimbabwe to plans to hiring of hundreds of its teachers and
nurses to work in the young nation.
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Lakes state teachers demonstrate on the streets to demand allowances,
February 19, 2014 (ST)
The Zimbabwean Chronicle newspaper reported recently that Juba intends
to hire 20,000 Zimbabwean graduates to work at internationally-paid
rates equivalent to those given to United Nations staff.
South Sudanese officials also admitted they were in discussions to
bring Zimbabweans.
"It is true that discussions are underway between The republic of
South Sudan and Zimbabwe to bring technical experts particularly
teachers and nurse," a ministry of education official, who preferred
anonymity, told Sudan Tribune Saturday.
Arrangements, foreign affairs officials hinted, are already at
advanced stages and could be finalised with the education minister’s
visit to the Zimbabwean capital on Saturday.
South Sudan sent 200 students to various universities in Zimbabwe in
2015 on scholarships extended by Harare, though the terms of the
scholarship remain opaque.
Several South Sudanese expressed anger over social media on plans to
hire foreign nationals in a country where hundreds of thousands of
unemployed graduates exist.
"If government hires 20,000 foreigners and brings here to juba, I will
lead a strike," said one user.
But foreign affairs minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin defended the move
hire foreigners in to South Sudan, saying the country still lacked
qualified nurses and teachers.
"As you know, we [South Sudan] has one of the highest maternal
mortality in the world," Marial told Zimbabwe’s Voice of America radio
program, which was broadcast on Friday.
Minister Marial did not say how many Zimbabwean nationals are being
hired to work in South Sudan. There are about 200 qualified nurse in
the country and most hospitals lack electricity and running water,
making health services among one of the world worse.
South Sudan has thousands of teachers, but most of them have quit
teaching due to low pay.
A South Sudanese embassy official in Zimbabwe told Sudan Tribune the
education minister and his Zimbabwean counterpart meet next week over
transfering to Juba.
In July 2014, South Sudan and Zimbabwe agreed on a teaching exchange
program, which education officials said, would largely benefit
students in both countries.
(ST)
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7 February 08:46, by dinkdong
They will come and teach Mugabe’s dictatorship.
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7 February 19:46, by Force 1
There are countless South Sudanese who completed primary,
secondary and universities living in Kenya, Uganda and other countries
around the world who actually don’t have jobs; shouldn’t they be the
ones taking those jobs?
It would be utterly irresponsible to hire foreigner other than
you very own citizens who desperately need those jobs to make a
living!
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8 February 02:50, by Kenyang
Not a word to add, you said it all!
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7 February 09:34, by Gabriel KK
Sound good but the number is too big for this struggling tiny
nation. Our government should hired nurses and 1000 secondary school
teachers only on short term contract.
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7 February 09:59, by denis
Train and retain teachers here first. Try paying South Sudanese
teachers. South Sudan has the smallest budget for Education of any
country. The politicians are stupid, and they want the people to stay
the same way.
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7 February 12:52, by Dinka-Defender-General
That’s a great news for south Sudan people. We need more teachers
and nurses. However, don’t neglect our teachers and nurses. They need
jobs too. This is an excellent idea.
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7 February 14:23, by Hardlinner
south Sudan does not need teachers but a pay raise to attract more
south Sudanese teachers. we have thousands of graduates in south Sudan
and overseas. all government need is to provide them with reasonable
pay. it is understandable if government can hire additional nurses.
1000 dollar/month for secondary teachers will attract tenth of
thousands of graduates S. Sudanese across the world.
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8 February 01:52, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g
These are soldiers that masquerade as teachers coming to the
country to prop up the regime of a despot like Mugabe.
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8 February 02:35, by Eyez
That is just an insult on the countless S. Sudanese with degrees,
diplomas or high school certificates. Because, apart from the economic
impact that will see millions of dollars shipped to Zimbabwe annually
in form of salaries, there is also the cultural norms to consider and
ponder upon. Put your money where your mouth is, by building strong
institutions and improving the standard of security...
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8 February 02:51, by Eyez
..and paying our own teachers and nurses better wages monthly,
not merge peanuts every two or three months, while the elite pay
themselves superficial ridiculous amounts, not to mention the billions
siphoned into overseas bank accounts. JCE, Kiir and coharts have
destroyed our nation due to their tribalism and corruption, there
children will pay, they are all marked for destruction, sooner or late
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