Harare Mayor Mafume Says Latest Govt Salary Schedules Are A Mockery
Harare mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume has said the latest government salary schedules are a mockery adding that he was now one of the country’s lowest-paid workers.
Mafume made the remarks while reading the latest salary schedule for councillors at a full council meeting in the capital on Thursday last week, according to NewsDay.
The schedule stated that Mafume is now earning $198 000 (US$314.53) per month while his deputy is getting $127 000, committee chairpersons are getting $120 000 and councillors are getting $115 000. Mafume said:
The government said I am now earning almost $198 000, a salary equal to a Mwenezi council chairman, my deputy is earning $127 027,47 while committee chairpersons are earning $120 98,68 while councillors are the least paid workers, getting $115 000.
The government recently set US$150 as the minimum payable wage across all sectors saying it can be paid either in Zimbabwe dollars or foreign currency at the prevailing bank rate.
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Mafume also announced that there would be a full council meeting on refuse collection. Mafuume said:
We are going to have a special full council meeting early next week on refuse collection. We don’t have enough refuse trucks.
Whenever I am walking on the streets, I am always asked when are we going to collect refuse. It is now a nightmare,” Mafume said.
Gold dealer and Harare ward 21 Councillor Scott Sakupwanya said he will provide “refuse trucks and that is why I won.”
The council has since suspended foreign trips for councillors and management to focus on service delivery.
