Four years later this scandal continues to dog the Namibian government. The country's main independent newspaper The Namibian recently published a strongly-worded editorial demanding some kind of inquiry into the abuse of scholarships, and The Namibian's editor, Gwen Lister, said she'd seen nothing to persuade her that the situation had changed. Playing the long game The big question, really, is will it work? China's scholarship programme to Africa is remarkable in its scale and intent.
Aliwaasa wanafunzi wa kike kusoma kwa bidii ili kuweza kuboresha maisha yao na kuisaidia jamii, huku akitaka wajiepushe vishawishi ambavyo vimekuwa kikwazo katika masomo yao. “Hata vitabu vitakatifu vya Mungu elimu imepewa umuhimu mkubwa, Biblia inasema mshike sana elimu na usimwache aende zake kwani huko ndiko uliko uzima wenu, kwa wenzetu Waislamu Quran inasema itafuteni elimu kwa bidii hata Uchina, maana ni kwamba itafute elimu hiyo hata kama utaipata mbali kiasi gani,’’ alisisitiza Lowassa.