{"id":68251,"date":"2022-10-24T17:41:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T15:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/harare-mayor-mafume-says-latest-govt-salary-schedules-are-a-mockery"},"modified":"2022-10-24T20:06:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T18:06:32","slug":"harare-mayor-mafume-says-latest-govt-salary-schedules-are-a-mockery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/harare-mayor-mafume-says-latest-govt-salary-schedules-are-a-mockery","title":{"rendered":"Harare Mayor Mafume Says Latest Govt Salary Schedules Are A Mockery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Harare mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume has said the latest government salary schedules are a mockery adding that he was now one of the country\u2019s lowest-paid workers.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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:<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The government <b>recently set US$150 as the minimum payable wage<\/b> across all sectors saying it can be paid either in Zimbabwe dollars or foreign currency at the prevailing bank rate.<\/p>\n<p>Mafume also announced that there would be a full council meeting on refuse collection. Mafuume said:<\/p>\n<p>We are going to have a special full council meeting early next week on refuse collection. We don\u2019t have enough refuse trucks.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever I am walking on the streets, I am always asked when are we going to collect refuse. It is now a nightmare,\u201d Mafume said.<\/p>\n<p>Gold dealer and Harare ward 21 Councillor Scott Sakupwanya said he will provide \u201crefuse trucks and that is why I won.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The council has since suspended foreign trips for councillors and management to focus on service delivery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Harare mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume has said the latest government salary schedules are a mockery adding that he was now one of the country\u2019s lowest-paid workers. 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