‘Ghost workers to go’

MASVINGO – Finance minister Tendai Biti says the inclusive government has started sniffing out ghost workers, a process likely to take until end of year.

He said in Masvingo at the weekend the exercise was crucial in easing pressure on the civil service wage bill after the recent salary hike.

Last year, the Public Service ministry unearthed about 70 000 ghost workers on government payroll following a human resource audit.

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