Broke govt recall civil servants on study leave

Scores of teachers and other civil servants who had gone on study leave at various universities throughout the country at the beginning of the current semester have been ordered to go back to their workstations because Government has no money to pay relief staff.

The directive is despite the fact that the civil servants had paid fees ranging from $525 to $800 for the semester depending on the programme.

About 60 people have been affected at Great Zimbabwe University in Masvingo.

"It is not all civil servants who were ordered to go back but there is a large number which was said to have had no study leave clearance letters from the employer," the publication said quoting an unnamed source.

 The Minister of Public Service, Prisca Mupfumira said she not aware of the devilment.

"I need to verify this information so please get hold me after a week," said Mupfumira.

Government had to withdraw the civil servants because the bill to pay salaries to the relief workers threatened to balloon the wage bill.