Mnangagwa not aware workers go for months without salaries

Acting President Emmerson Mnangagawa has said he is not aware that thousands of local authorities countrywide have gone for months without getting paid.

He said if it is true, an investigation has to be done.

Mnangagwa was responding to MDC-T MP Ronia Bunjira in Parliament on Wednesday.

She had asked "Hon. Vice President, we have noticed that for a long time employees of City Councils have not been paid.

"There is now domestic violence caused by non-payment of salaries because there is mistrust. So, what is Government policy in ensuring that these employees are paid what is due to them in order to avoid these misunderstanding in the homes?."

 Said Mnangagwa in response "This is news to me that we have people who have not been paid for quite some time" he began his response.

"If, the hon. member is talking about Government policy - Government policy says employees should be paid. I know as members of this august House we are also in unison that employees should be paid what is due to them and we have to investigate the reason why employees are not being paid".

Most local authorities are struggling to pay their workforce and workers have gone for more than 10 months without pay.