SP PLEDGES SALARY INCREASE FOR CIVIL SERVANTS
Lusaka… Thursday October 9, 2025 – The Socialist Party (SP) has announced plans to increase salaries for civil servants if elected in the upcoming general elections, saying the move is part of its broader strategy to address economic hardship and the high cost of living affecting ordinary citizens.
Speaking on behalf of the party, Stanley Muba’sa, the SP National Youth Secretary, said the party remained committed to improving the welfare of civil servants, describing them as essential to the nation’s service delivery system.
He stated that civil servants had long been neglected while politicians continued to adjust their own salaries and allowances.
Mr. Muba’sa explained that the proposed salary increase was part of a people-driven agenda, aimed particularly at supporting young people and women who have been disproportionately affected by poverty and inequality.
He emphasized that civil servants deserved fair compensation for their vital contribution to the functioning of the public sector.
According to the SP, improving the wages of civil servants would not only enhance service delivery but also help curb corruption.
The party argued that fair pay would motivate workers to perform better, boost productivity, and strengthen accountability within the public service.
The Socialist Party revealed that the salary increment would be financed through several key measures.
These include introducing a progressive tax system to ensure that the wealthy and corporations contribute their fair share, reducing wasteful government spending and corruption, and renegotiating mining contracts to ensure that the country’s natural resources benefit all citizens.
Additionally, the party said it would pursue public-private partnerships to raise revenue and attract investment in critical sectors.
Mr. Muba’sa further stated that the proposed salary increase would have multiple benefits, such as improving morale among civil servants, reducing poverty, stimulating economic growth through increased consumer spending, and decreasing corruption by ensuring fair compensation.
He called on all civil servants to rally behind the Socialist Party, saying it was time for workers to demand a government that prioritizes their welfare.
“It’s time for civil servants to be treated with dignity and respect,” he said, urging them to unite for a better future under an SP-led administration.
Meanwhile, Mr. Muba’sa reaffirmed the Socialist Party’s commitment to building a just and equitable society where every citizen has access to opportunities and resources needed to thrive.
Based on what?
The previous government accured so mich debt that the country was left bankrupt. This one is trying or has at least managed to get “SOME” reprieve, cancel or postponement on the due date of loans, debt and or the interest rate reduction to have some “space” head room to contract more debt to afford to complete the incomplete projects that PF undertook and misappropriated the funds or afford to pay some of the debt contracted under PF.
As all these parties make promises. Are they telling the truth? Or are we so gullible that we want to think that some of these statements are even plausible, real?
We should be talking of improving productivity not throwing money at civil servants. You can give them a salary increases of 100% and the prices will be adjusted upwards 100% because there will be too much money chasing too few goods. And the civil servants will be back to square one or worse.
What you should be talking about is bringing down the cost of energy and improving the exchange rate. If the cost of production can be brought down, then the civil servants don’t need a salary increase and we can avoid the trap of runaway inflation.
The solution SP is offering is cheap or maybe he is thinking civil servants can’t think beyond their stomachs.
Hollow and Empty. SP Articles always sound like George Orwell’s Animal Farm story:
1) PPP – This current government is already using that option
2) Corruption tackling – SP can’t do that, this is an inherent Zambian DNA
3) introduction of progressive Tax – Zambians are already overtaxed. Introduction of this tax will be Counter productive and will no doubt be resisted.
4) renegotiating Mining tax and incentives – The Mining Sector will surely collapse with foreign Investors fleeing
5) The Civil Service does not produce Goods but only provides a Service. Increasing their salaries 100% will only fuel Inflation
If those are the alternative economic policies of SP, then Zambia will be indistinguishable from Venezuela
We are in for cheap promises.
And I promise my baboon as finance minister.
M’membe will say anything to be elected, this prick should join lungu