Zimbabwe soldiers to get bonuses

THE government will pay bonuses to the army, police this month and stagger payments for the rest of the civil service, a cabinet minister has said.

"Yes, we are facing financial problems, but we have to work out ways of making sure that our workers smile," Public Service Minister Prisca Mupfumira told state media Sunday.

Mupfumira said government would first pay the army and the police.

"The uniformed forces will get their bonuses in November," she said.

"For the other civil servants, the proposal is that we stagger payment because we don't have the money to pay everyone at once.

"The proposal will be brought before Cabinet most likely on Tuesday, after which we will be in a position to announce the actual dates of payment."