{"id":61548,"date":"2022-06-25T17:55:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T15:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners"},"modified":"2022-06-25T20:02:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-25T18:02:57","slug":"zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners","title":{"rendered":"ZWL$10 000 NSSA Grocery Allowance Insufficient \u2013 Pensioners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Pensioners say the ZWL$10 000 (US$15) once-off grocery voucher recently announced by the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) is not sufficient to cushion them from prevailing economic hardships.<\/p>\n

NSSA on Thursday announced that it will give pensioners and beneficiaries grocery allowances of $10 000 in addition to their monthly pensions.<\/p>\n

A pensioner who spoke to NewsDay, Clorice Gumbo, said the allowances were a mockery of their contribution to the development of the country. Said Gumbo:<\/p>\n

We have entrusted all our life savings with NSSA, but we have now been made destitute by the organisation which pays us starvation remittances every month. It does not even adequately cater for those injured at work.<\/p>\n

Former Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Mutasa, who is the current General Secretary for the Zimbabwe Banks and Allied Workers Union (ZIBAWU), said there was a need for a forensic audit at NSSA. Mutasa said:<\/p>\n

As a trade union in the banking sector, we feel NSSA has been using workers\u2019 money for a very long time.<\/p>\n

These are people who have contributed billions of dollars to NSSA, but NSSA has been abusing their pension contribution. We need a forensic audit.<\/p>\n

Some government retirees are reportedly getting US$35 in pension pay-outs after decades of loyal service.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Pensioners say the ZWL$10 000 (US$15) once-off grocery voucher recently announced by the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) is not sufficient to cushion them from prevailing economic hardships. NSSA on Thursday announced that it will give pensioners and beneficiaries grocery allowances of $10 000 in addition to their monthly pensions. A pensioner […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":61547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6,35,15],"tags":[1493,2189,10136,10364,4495,9996,460,19],"class_list":{"0":"post-61548","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-economy","9":"category-homepage-english","10":"category-twitter","11":"tag-africa-press","12":"tag-africa-press-zimbabwe-2","13":"tag-grocery-allowance","14":"tag-grocery-allowances","15":"tag-national-social-security-authority","16":"tag-pension","17":"tag-pensioners","18":"tag-zimbabwe"},"yoast_head":"\nZWL$10 000 NSSA Grocery Allowance Insufficient \u2013 Pensioners - zimbabwe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pensioners say the ZWL$10 000 (US$15) once-off grocery voucher recently announced by the National Social Security Author ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ZWL$10 000 NSSA Grocery Allowance Insufficient \u2013 Pensioners\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pensioners say the ZWL$10 000 (US$15) once-off grocery voucher recently announced by the National Social Security Author ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"zimbabwe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-06-25T15:55:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-06-25T18:02:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2022\/06\/postQueueImg_12-62b74dba67ee2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"837\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners\",\"name\":\"ZWL$10 000 NSSA Grocery Allowance Insufficient \u2013 Pensioners - zimbabwe\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2022\/06\/postQueueImg_12-62b74dba67ee2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-25T15:55:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-25T18:02:57+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/2e02b5816e71b1149d79877f669a85e4\"},\"description\":\"Pensioners say the ZWL$10 000 (US$15) once-off grocery voucher recently announced by the National Social Security Author ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2022\/06\/postQueueImg_12-62b74dba67ee2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2022\/06\/postQueueImg_12-62b74dba67ee2.jpg\",\"width\":1500,\"height\":837,\"caption\":\"ZWL$10 000 NSSA Grocery Allowance Insufficient \u2013 Pensioners\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"ZWL$10 000 NSSA Grocery Allowance Insufficient \u2013 Pensioners\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/\",\"name\":\"zimbabwe\",\"description\":\"\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u064a\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0639\u0629\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/2e02b5816e71b1149d79877f669a85e4\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"ZWL$10 000 NSSA Grocery Allowance Insufficient \u2013 Pensioners - zimbabwe","description":"Pensioners say the ZWL$10 000 (US$15) once-off grocery voucher recently announced by the National Social Security Author ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"ZWL$10 000 NSSA Grocery Allowance Insufficient \u2013 Pensioners","og_description":"Pensioners say the ZWL$10 000 (US$15) once-off grocery voucher recently announced by the National Social Security Author ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners","og_site_name":"zimbabwe","article_published_time":"2022-06-25T15:55:10+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-06-25T18:02:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1500,"height":837,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2022\/06\/postQueueImg_12-62b74dba67ee2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners","name":"ZWL$10 000 NSSA Grocery Allowance Insufficient \u2013 Pensioners - zimbabwe","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2022\/06\/postQueueImg_12-62b74dba67ee2.jpg","datePublished":"2022-06-25T15:55:10+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-25T18:02:57+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/2e02b5816e71b1149d79877f669a85e4"},"description":"Pensioners say the ZWL$10 000 (US$15) once-off grocery voucher recently announced by the National Social Security Author ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2022\/06\/postQueueImg_12-62b74dba67ee2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2022\/06\/postQueueImg_12-62b74dba67ee2.jpg","width":1500,"height":837,"caption":"ZWL$10 000 NSSA Grocery Allowance Insufficient \u2013 Pensioners"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zwl10-000-nssa-grocery-allowance-insufficient-pensioners#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"ZWL$10 000 NSSA Grocery Allowance Insufficient \u2013 Pensioners"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/","name":"zimbabwe","description":"\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u064a\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0639\u0629","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/2e02b5816e71b1149d79877f669a85e4","name":"cfeditoren"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}