February salaries for majority of civil servants will only be paid after March 8th 2019, Ministry of Finance sources have revealed.
So far only Teachers, officers under military, police and the intelligence have received their salaries.
Doctors and other health workers including officers employed under the Ministry of Agriculture will get their perks after March 8th, in one of the longest delays salary delays to hit the civil service in recent times.
Sources at the Ministry of Finance say government has faced some difficulties in managing its Payroll Management and Establishment Control (PMEC) system.
Other sources however said Government has failed to raise sufficient revenue to fund salaries mainly due to depressed economic activities in January and February.
And Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union President Davy Chiyobe has continued delays in paying salaries to civil servants.
Mr Chiyobe said the delays to settle civil servant salaries is a breeding ground for corruption.
“The situation is becoming desperate now. Our members are in the dark about what is happening to their salaries. The date has moved from 23rd/ 24th of the month to unknown dates. Government must clearly communicate if it is having any challenges in paying our members,” Mr Chiyobe said.
“Delays in paying salaries offers an incentive to our members to engage in corruption and if the situation does not change, we will see a lot of corruption cases involving government workers,” he said.
The PF shut down Prime TV which has consistently been informing the nation about the plight of civil servants.
Some people were even jumping with joy.But these are the consequences of having a corrupt and authoritarian government.
1)Delayed Salaries for government workers
2)High taxes
3)Police Brutality
4)Poor Medical services etc
FORGET ABOUT THE IMF BAILOUT…
Money paid to a flock of ministers, their messanger, their drivers who spent days in Sesheke by-elections.
This is why Kambwili was avoiding by-elections, they drain out government money.
When HH warned you about PF’s mismanagement you called him biter. Tiye-tiye nayo dununa regret. Mulesumina
Bahati , roan constituencies and kafue council fimofimo plus a ward bye election coming to your screen soon. More expenditure to ensure that they win the popularist contest, but that was not the case in sesheke.
These iiddiioottss want to sweep the dirt under the dirty carpet, they must know that without Prime TV there is no worthwhile news except cover ups, without news analysis there nothing to look forward to except just singing praises and mapwetete for the rats on ZNBC, without oxygen on democracy, all you get is stinking Co2 from other matuvi ZNBC. Some of the little dogs barking for the masquerades know little or nothing at all about freedom of expression. What you see on ZNBC is expression of someone’s freedom to deceive you. When is this generation wake up from its slumber?
My father worked as a Civil servant from 1956 to 1994. I just spoke to him. For 38 years there was never a day when his salry was late even by a day. What has Lungu done to our money. Our tax which pays the civil servants is being pilfered
hand to mouth government
I would like to hear those that always defend the reckless expenditure of the PF justify this.
Civil servant always on the receiving end. Mean time we spend millions on dollars on an executive private jet for Mr. Lungu, when he already has a perfectly functional challenger. We spend millions on overpriced fire wheelborrows. We spend 1.2 billion dollars on a 316 stretch of road. We spend 235 thousand dollars on useless ambulances. We increase salaries of constitution office holders by 100%. The list goes on. But when it comes to paying civil servants, it’s always a struggle. What a shame.
This was unheard of UNDER MMD…now under these reckless foooooools this is the norm only the Amos Chandas are enjoying. Where is that Zambian Citizen who said this was fake news last week when I told him civil servants were not paid.
WASTED LAZY LUNGU YEARS!!!!
IMF has released Zambia on Bail.
We are punishing them for campaigning for the opposition.Next Elections if same behavior, then they will not get their December2019 and January 2020 salaries.
Don’t say you were not warned.Watch out.
5tupid offspring of many fathers has crapped again?
Ask HH, the “author” and finisher of our economic activities and growth. Believe it or not the falsehoods and rantings going on in our country are part of this mess. You cannot have an opposition that is blatantly undemocratic from head to toe. And yet they call others names of “Dictatorship” What is so democratic about one man hanging on to his post for more that five terms?
I stand to be corrected , i think the last time civil servants went this long without pay was during unip days, when there is no distinction between party and state, such are the consequences.
Yes you should be corrected. UNIP always paid them their salaries on the 15th of the month. Otherwise cite one instance when this happened
What has HH to do with not paying civil servants? PF made the bed, let them lie on it. Let JK and his group hold musical rallies where we are going to dance dununa reverse.
Sonta epo wa bomba.Chipante pante government.Mwanakatwe and Chakolwa Rungu used the money at the bar…kikikikikikik
Just one question for the “mfwiti” above which only moves at night; Bwana chendabusiku, is HH in your stinking Pf govt?
Lets pawn the bloody jet and pay the workers, what does the drunk need the jet for, to pee himself in there….. chipante pante president with no balls
Meanwhile some foolish civil servant is there justifying LAZY LUNGU procuring a private jet for $70million
Meanwhile some fooooolish civil servant is there justifying LAZY LUNGU procuring a private jet for $70million
Ati even in the states civil servants went without pay for 3months shutdown
Pf is the most useless political party in the history of man kind
And upendi under hh is the most useless opposition to have existed on planet earth.
Q.: how 35 days can become 3 months?
A: use PF accountancy software!
But yet some woman has the means to take a delegation of 25 men to the united state
2021 its not for PF.
2021 its not for PF.
As we embark on the amendment of our frail constitution, let us abolish all forms of by-elections! They are a serious drain on our treasury! Let’s hold elections once every 5 years. Where the incumbent dies, the runner up should take his/her place irrespective of party affiliation! This will be a great incentive for political parties to ensure they field sobber-minded candidates in good state of health!
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learn to pray for our leaders,you always get your salaries on time, just for this delayment you start insulting,no I beg you we are Christian’s let’s stand together in good and in bad times
Give thanks to God in everything. Ephesians 5:20
Precious Phiri, the noun is DELAY; there is no delayment.
Federal salaries in the US are paid bi-weekly. That is why federal employees only missed two payments.
It is not a joke to delay salary payments. People have to pay rent and for services such s electricity and water. These get terminated when payment is due. It is heartless to fear the military but dismiss doctors. Pray no govt dignitary needs evacuation to SA before March 8
Philippians 2:14-15
“Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world….”
This is really regrettable that government can delay to give civil servants their salaries amid of economic crisis in all government ministries.Civil service workers have no motivation in addition government delays to give workers their salaries .This should come to an end .2021 is very nearby.Dont force people to go and vote out of frustrations.So far street vendors are were removed from their trading streets without any policy of helping them to manage their families.Markets were gutted by evil people,up to now government has failed to help affected people.
If UPND can change their system of doing (hatred for bembas)politics and cut their private agenda with Anglo-American they can scoop 2021 general elections.
Mudala, when did UPND say they hate Bembas? As far as I have seen PF is the government that has been retiring Tongas and Lozis in National interest. UPND has a lot of tribes in it have you heard any Bembas being kicked out? Does your brain work? Are you an adult?
Pay civil servants the little salaries please!
PF Government of f-o-o-ls is insolvent. Failure to pay short obligations is sign of not having money. They are failing to pay salaries next is the interest on Euro bond. They do not have money because it has been stolen by these f-o-o-l-s and diverted it for personal gains.
Government has sent Bailifs to cofisiscate citizens properties in selected areas of lusaka for not payinging rates . Government itself has not been paying suppliers and contractors for years . Residents in compounds with the largest populations (shanties) do not pay rates and yet these compounds have existed for more than 30years.
If government institutions like ZAF,Army,ZNS, ministiries of infustructure and Works etc are not paying the suppliers and contractors then where can the supliers find money to pay gorvernment rates .
Please the bailifs must stop victimising citizens residing in selected localities of the city .
We are a developing & not a developed nation.so if u happen to be a civil servant in Zambia take the following precautions:(1) learn to save for future. (2)pay rentals in arreas (3)make a budget which can take u up to mid next month (4) engage yourself in other generating income so that you don’t rant a lot when the situation becomes vice versa. Whether u are UPND or PF,u can’t solve this,u are all crooks, iam one of the affected workers & I don’t expect any political party to speak on my behalf coz they all don’t make sense
salaries are in, mwebantu