SAfrican newspaper on transfer of money, skills from Zimbabwe to SAfrica

A recent study conducted by Unisa associate professor Daniel Makina found that 62 per cent of 4 654 ZimbabAweans sampled had completed secondary school; 10 per cent had a post-secondary school diploma, 3 per cent were artisans, 15 per cent held a professional qualification such as teaching or nursin...

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Published inBBC Monitoring Africa p. 1
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published London BBC Worldwide Limited 23.10.2007
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Makina, Daniel
ZIMBABWE
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Summary:A recent study conducted by Unisa associate professor Daniel Makina found that 62 per cent of 4 654 ZimbabAweans sampled had completed secondary school; 10 per cent had a post-secondary school diploma, 3 per cent were artisans, 15 per cent held a professional qualification such as teaching or nursing and 4 per cent had a university degree. Makina's results are noteworthy, as his subjects live in the comparatively low-income areas of Hillbrow, Berea and Yeoville in Johannesburg. Despite South Africa's desperate skills shortage, many ZimbabAweans feel they are not employed at levels commensurate with their qualifications. Most work in the automotive industry or the hospitality sector, said Makina, earning less than R2 000 a month. The majority appear to be illegal immigrants: of those who participated in the survey, 57 per cent want refugee status and 36 per cent want work permits. Makina's study found the average monthly remittance of the 4 654 Zimbabweans surveyed was R290. Luke Zunga, a Zimbabwean author and businessman, said this means about $500-million is sent back every year from South Africa.