Govt explains why it postponed bonus meeting with civil servants

Public Welfare Minister Prisca Mupfumira said Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa was away, hence the decision to shift the dates of the meeting between Government and the union leaders.

Said Mupfumira:

We are told the key stakeholder, Minister Chinamasa, is away and would be available on March 1, hence our decision to move the meeting to March 6. No one is playing politics because we cannot meet when the holder of the purse is not around.

The meeting was initially scheduled for February 20 before being moved to yesterday and postponed to next Monday. The meeting will also involve Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya.

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