{"id":30374,"date":"2020-11-21T20:37:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T18:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mthuli-ncube-is-delusional-he-cant-separate-fiction-from-reality-opinion"},"modified":"2020-11-21T20:37:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T18:37:52","slug":"mthuli-ncube-is-delusional-he-cant-separate-fiction-from-reality-opinion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mthuli-ncube-is-delusional-he-cant-separate-fiction-from-reality-opinion","title":{"rendered":"Mthuli Ncube Is Delusional, He Can\u2019t Separate Fiction From Reality \u2013 OPINION"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Finance and Economic Development Mthuli Ncube has been derided for claiming that civil servants were the highest-paid workers in the country.<\/p>\n

In an editorial this Saturday, the NewsDay described Ncube as a delusional man who can\u2019t separate fiction from reality.<\/p>\n

Ncube made the remarks in Parliament on Thursday after awarding government workers a 41% pay hike.<\/p>\n

He said the least paid civil servant now earns $14 000 while workers in the agricultural sector are paid $5 000.<\/p>\n

Ncube has been accused of insincerity for comparing professionals such as teachers, nurses, police officers and other civil servants with non-skilled farmworkers.<\/p>\n

Teachers have been demanding at least US$520, but Ncube\u2019s offer, which is $19 000, is below the poverty datum line of almost $21 000, according to the ZimStat\u2019s latest figures.<\/p>\n

While Ncube awarded civil servants a paltry 41 per cent salary increment, he approved price hikes on basic services by government agencies such as ZESA, ZINARA and CVR by over 120 per cent.<\/p>\n

\u201cNcube is living a lie and the earlier he comes back to his senses, the better for the country\u201d, the editorial further claims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Finance and Economic Development Mthuli Ncube has been derided for claiming that civil servants were the highest-paid workers in the country. In an editorial this Saturday, the NewsDay described Ncube as a delusional man who can\u2019t separate fiction from reality. 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