Civil servants retrenchments to continue

The Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Prisca Mupfumira says the rationalisation of the civil service will continue as Government employs strategies to improve the economy.

Minister Mupfumira said while a recent bid by Treasury to slash jobs and salaries as well as suspend bonuses was put on hold, the Government was working flat out to meet its obligations and reduce its wage bill.

She said the Government has done a commendable job in the face of limited resources.

In a related development, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Willard Manungo, yesterday said the civil servants rationalisation process was on-going. He said Government was working hard to

improve revenue collection through increasing the productive capacity of the economy to ensure that the 13th cheque for its employees is paid and service delivery improves.