FOR the second consecutive month, the government has failed to pay its employees, including teachers, their meagre salaries on time exacerbating suffering among the working class.
Most civil servants were supposed to have their salaries reflected in their accounts this week, but nothing has come as the Christmas holiday fast approaches.
"For the second month in a row, the Zimbabwean government has failed to pay civil servants' salaries on time. Civil servants are already earning paltry salaries and are battling to make ends meet. "Senior government officials have since received their big perks in United States dollars. The majority of these elites are now on holiday with their families claiming to be resting from a busy year.
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