We will resume our duties only when our demands are met,” reads the strongly worded statement from the AUT, highlighting the lecturers’ determination to hold their ground until substantial changes are made.
According to the AUT statement, lecturers’ salaries were drastically cut in October 2018 from $2,250 USD per month for a junior lecturer—which they describe as “regional parity” for Southern African universities—to less than $300 USD monthly plus “a pitiable local currency component which translate to less than USD200 when converted. ”
This represents a devastating 87% reduction in their salaries, leaving academic staff struggling to meet basic needs such as accommodation, food, and transportation.
The statement emphasises that the current salary level has made it impossible for lecturers to even afford sending their own children to the university where they teach. “We cannot afford to pay for our own children to attend this very university we work for.
We cannot afford to feed them.
We cannot afford to pay for their transportation to and from this University,” the statement notes, highlighting the dire financial situation facing the teaching staff.
The AUT claims they have written more than 27 letters to university authorities since 2018 regarding salary improvements, receiving only one response.
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