For the first time in three years, Zimbabwe's workers would get their salaries before the Christmas celebration as President Emmerson Mnangagwa has given an order for them to be paid.
Reports from local newspapers say all the workers would get their salaries before the celebration, except for those at grant-aided institutions who will receive theirs on December 28.
The Bulawayo 24 News also reports that this was contained in a statement from the government indicating that it released the December 2017 pay dates starting with the Zimbabwe national army, the air force and the health sector.
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“The Zimbabwe Republic Police, the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services will receive their salaries on Tuesday December 19, 2017.
“On December 21 the education sector, the rest of the civil servants and the pensioners will get their salaries while the grant aided institutions will get theirs on December 28, 2017,” the report said.
It also quoted the Zimbabwe Teachers' Association president, Richard Gundane, as commending the government for paying the civil servants on time.
According to him, this shows progress.
“Civil servants have for the past few years been getting their salaries after Christmas. It's good to note that there's progress in terms of payment dates.
“This is a notable shift that we commend as civil servants.
“This means that the civil servants will be able to travel during the Christmas and New Year Holidays and will have money to buy Christmas goodies for their families,” Gundane reportedly said.
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It also quoted Patrick Chinamasa, the finance and economic development minister, as assuring civil servants that they will be paid their 2017 bonus beginning in 2018.
He said $176 million had been set aside for the 13th month cheques.
NAIJ.com earlier reported how the Zimbabwean military recently took over the country's capital, Harare, with no less than three explosions reported in the city by morning of Wednesday, November 15.
Army boss, Major Gen SB Moyo, President Mugabe and family were safe but that the security organisation was ‘targeting criminals around him'.
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Source: Naija.ng