GOVERNMENT UP TO DATE WITH RETIREE PAYMENTS – PRESIDENT HICHILEMA
President Hakainde Hichilema has re-affirmed Government’s devotion to social justice, as he check-marked the payment of retirees in good time.
Speaking when he launched the Invest in Zambia International Conference on July 16, 2025, the President said Government is up to date with payments to retirees.
“We are now near current on paying retirement benefits for those that worked for Government. Our retirees deserve dignity after years of service, and clearing these dues is part of our broader commitment to social protection,” he said.
President Hichilema said Government has stepped up efforts to attract skilled labour; and cut-edging technology that will accelerate job creation and national development.
He indicated that Government is also focusing on future generations by enhancing the country’s capacity to generate decent jobs through the importation of critical and scarce skills.
“ We are encouraging our investors to bring in capital, fairly priced capital. Bring in appropriate technology not second fiddle technology. The right technology supports industrialisation and value addition. If businesses are not viable we cannot create the jobs we want,”said President Hichilema.
“We are not bringing in skills to take away jobs from Zambians, but to transfer knowledge, if we have to import skills to create more jobs we will do so. We lost skills in this country such as plumbing, carpentry and many other Skills. Skills training should address the needs of the economy, we must be able to produce crafts people.”
Ministry of labour
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Gratuities at UNZA and CBU boss when is money coming?????? People havent been paid for over 5 years.
Former Zamtel Employees under the ZSIC Pension Fund who deferred their pension until they reached 55 years at the time Zamtel was sold to Lap Green in 2010 have not been paid their pension.
Yes the retirees benefits for recent retirees are worked on well and we thank the government for that, the challenge remains with those who were retired on national interest when there was restructuring of the civil service.They were under paid and took the matter to court but a lot have not been paid that difference.This difference is like a pension now because what was paid is far less than what is expected.Please the Government must speed up these payments as they are long overdue.Some retirees have since died leaving there had earned money.Their children are now suffering.Those that are alive have turned to beggers which is not good.Once the benefits are paid they can become productive and help in food production in the country.