Harare, (New Ziana)- Finance and Economic Development Minister, Prof Mthuli Ncube on Monday reiterated that the government will next month effect adjustments to salaries for civil servants in line with a recently completed Job Evaluation Exercise for the public service.
He was speaking on the sidelines of the burial of three national heroes at the Heroes Acre, where thousands of people gathered to bid farewell to Major-General (Retired) Dr Herbert Chingono, former Harare Metropolitan province permanent secretary Cosmas Chiringa and war veteran Elison Mupamawonde.
“We are in the process of reviewing salaries. We expect it to become effective on the 1st of April this year. We hope this adjustment will go a long way in easing the pressure for our civil servants. This review is also linked to the job evaluation exercise that was done by the Public Service Commission since last year which is now due for implementation,” he said.
There has been anxiety among civil servants recently over the erosion of their salaries due to the rising cost of living, which has been exacerbated by hikes in transport costs occasioned by the increase in fuel prices due to the war in the Middle East.
The price of petrol price rose from US$1.71 to US$2.17 per litre while diesel went up from US$1.77 to US$2.05 per litre triggered by high global fuel price hikes due to the war between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other.
Rising oil prices are pushing up fuel costs across Africa, a net importer of oil resulting in high transport fares which has seen some health sector workers staging protests.
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