Unvaccinated Zimbabwean Public Servants will lose any special allowances, including subsidised transport, the Government has announced.
The move is seen as a further step-up against vaccine hesitancy.
Zimbabwe began its mass COVID-19 vaccination program in February, but less than 700,000 people have received their second dose.
The Government aims to vaccinate at least 60 per cent of the population, or 10 million people, by the end of the year.
Head of the Public Service Commission, Jonathan Wutawunashe (pictured) said all of Zimbabwe’s nearly 250,000 Public Servants were considered front-line workers who must get COVID-19 vaccine jabs.
“All heads of Ministries are directed to ensure that all Civil Servants under their jurisdiction are vaccinated,” Mr Wutawunashe said.
Meanwhile the Government has fulfilled a pledge to increase Public Servants’ salaries by between 45 and 50 per cent by the second half of the year.
Deputy Minister for Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Lovemore Matuke said the salary increase was part of the Government’s commitment to addressing Public Servants’ welfare issues.
“The Government will continue to fine-tune the non-monetary benefits of employees as it embarks on creating a conducive environment for workers,” Mr Matuke said.
“There are loans being provided to Civil Servants so they can start businesses; there is also a vehicle scheme to import vehicles duty free, which has been rolling for about 10 years and is pending renewal,” he said.
Mr Matuke said his Ministry was working on providing Public Servants with accommodation “and this is gradually happening”.
Harare, 24 July 2021
