Government fails to pay village heads their $25 monthly allowances for almost a year

Wednesday’s parliamentary deliberations revealed that village heads have reportedly gone for 8 months without receiving their monthly allowances. The village heads receive a monthly allowance of $25.  Rural Development minister Abednico Ncube said that all village heads who were registered should follow up with their District Administrator’s offices on the issue of allowances. He said that all registered heads were entitled to the allowances.

Said Ncube,

As far as the Ministry is concerned, each and every village head is entitled to an allowance except in situations whereby some village heads may not be registered but as long as the village head is registered, he is entitled to an allowance

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