Zimbabwe Government Clarifies Retirement Age Extension For Uniformed Forces, Civil Servants
3 months agoWed, 01 Jan 2025 05:44:53 GMT
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said that extending the retirement age for uniformed forces and civil servants aims to utilise their skills and experience effectively.
In an interview with The Herald on Tuesday, Ziyambi said this decision also considers the increasing life expectancy in the country, where middle-aged adults are now averaging into their 80s.
Effective immediately, the retirement age for members of the uniformed forces and the three civilian public services has been increased by five years.
Ziyambi explained that without this adjustment, either pensions would need to be reduced or the working population would have to support a larger number of older individuals.
He pointed out that advancements in technology and medicine have contributed to longer life spans, and many jobs do not require extensive physical labour. He stated:
Why waste productivity and experience? Instead, we must tap into that. We must harness experience to ensure efficiency.
We started with the judges to say those capable must serve on the bench to harness experience in justice delivery.
The retirement age for judges was adjusted to 70, with the option to serve until 75 for those who are mentally and physically fit.
Ziyambi addressed concerns from young people about employment opportunities, reassuring them that the job market would eventually adapt to these changes, as older workers will retire over time.
According to Statutory Instrument 198 of 2024, the retirement age for civil servants has been raised from 65 to 70.
Regular soldiers can now retire at 55, an increase from 50, with options to extend their service to 60 and even 65.
Additionally, commissioned officers in the Zimbabwe Defence Forces can now retire at 65, with the possibility to serve until 70.
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Pamela Katerere · 3 months ago
I think everyone should still be allowed to take Early Retirement at 55. Many people are opting to start some sort of business after securing their full pension: it will not be very effective to start at 65.
Anonymous · 3 months ago
Vana voshandepi manje kana imi madhara musisade kusiira vana mukana? Imboisai ma interest enyu padivi mukana makauwana mukatadza kushaindisa. Moda kuti vana vaperere Kuma drugs here, you are doing nothing in terms of employment creation. Industry haisi functional yakafa, izvozvi vana vaperere mumajeri. Itai serious madhara imi Imboisai ma political interest enyu PA side, tozviva kuti power is sweet plus Kuba makahwanda muri kukunyanya, ipai mukana kuvana. Those you want to protect till 2028 vakasvitsa 70 dzacho muchangoita zvamakaita pana Luke Malaba because munenge muchiri kuda ma corrupt services avoka.
Anonymous · 3 months ago
Inini I'm a civil servant at 50 but right now Eye sight yangu has deteriorated nekuverenga masmall letters ikoku. How will I manage to reach 70. Uku kwave kuitwa muranda chaiko pabasa. Tichawana madeaths akawanda vanhu vachiri kumabasa
Anonymous · 3 months ago
This is sickness at highest level. When will the younger ones get to use their latest acquired skills. Forcing tired, frustrated, hungry old horses. Nothing except being evil
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? · 3 months ago
utilize ma skill kuti chii muchiti uuraya ne basa
Joesby · 3 months ago
no jobs for youths. zvitori pachena
Anonymous · 3 months ago
Extended retirement ages announced.. So that one is fully abused exhaustively before being dumped to die..
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Tintin · 3 months ago
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jaguar 😱 · 3 months ago
ziyambi mwana waEd ataura sekufunga kwake,even benzi kana risati ravhura muromo haungarizivi
1Freedom Fighter · 3 months ago
MOREOVER THEY THINK THAT IF THEY DIE AT WORK WILL EARN SOMETHING BETTER YET NOTHING CHAVACHAWANA, NGAVARAMBE BECAUSE PAVACHAENDA PAPENSION KUENDA NEKUNOFA STRAIGHT ZVOTI BP KUSHAYA CHIKAFU CHAWAIMBOWANA,MARI YACHO WAKUPIWA 2CENTS PENSION PAMONTH.
Freedom Fighter · 3 months ago
ZIMBABWE YADHAKWA VARUME,IMAGINE KANA MUNHU ACHINZI ANO-RETIRE AT 65 OR 70 KO VANA VARI KUPEDZA ZVIKORO ZVAVO VOSHANDEPI INSTEAD THAT THE JUVINILES TAKE OVER FROM WHERE THE OLD HORSES ENDED,IT HELPS THE COUNTRY TO RUN THINGS EFFICIENTLY SINCE THE OLD HORSES ARE SICK AND TIRED ON MENTAL HEALTH,PHYSICAL FITNESS IS DETERIORATED.THERE ARE SOME AREAS WHICH NEEDS FAST THINKING AND ACTIONING IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT DELAY, AS FOR THE OLD HORSES UCHITAURA NAYE ANENGE ACHITORARA ZVAKE KURATIDZA KUNETA IN MIND AND BODY AS WELL SO MNANGAGWA AND HIS PARLIAMENT SHOULD REVERSE THIS AMENDMET SO AS TO CREAT EMPLOYMENT TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL HEALTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALY
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Duma Dako · 3 months ago
vatongoona kuti youth yemazuva ano yakuvadzwa nemujolo nemadrugs zvebasa hapachina better ato continya madhara nechembere idzodzi
kkkj · 3 months ago
Saka vana sekuru and mbuya ndovoenda kubasa pwere dzichiisana nekuberekesana dziri kumba or moda kudzosa dzimwe harabwa dzamaiti dzachembera ngadzi retire
real judge · 3 months ago
are there any judges in Zimbabwe of any age that are really mentally fit ???? kkkk
1Talent · 3 months ago
Mati nyanyira ikozvono ndotengera mwana ane 30+ from under garment kusvika kuhembe.Taishinga tichiti zvichanaka nerimwe gore saka zvakureva kuti iye ane 30 years mukadzi wake nevana ndini.Kubva chikafu,pekugara,school fee yevazukuru saka vari kugraduator pavo ndepapi.Moreover moramba mongodya murimi...Zororai mupe vechidiki mukana nyama inoneta....Consider us veduwèeee
Vic Venom · 3 months ago
Maybe you should advise your children on birth control and fiscal responsibility...Rant over sanity restored
Joesby · 3 months ago
haaa ipapo ma1 . retirement 70 yrs 😀😀😀😀 so
ama 2k haadiwi kumabasa
Ediots · 3 months ago
🤣 Yesterday i said zanu pf wanted to trim the budget by forcing old people in the service to keep working until they die. its no love just an economic decision. If you are in the civil service you will probably die before attaining that retirement age and the gvt is banking on that.
1chavhunduka · 3 months ago
zvakamama izvi akuna kwatirikuenda guys 70,75,80 wat does this mean munyika
Craftsman · 3 months ago
Ndava kutotanga company yekugadzira midonzvo , ana Sekuru nana Ambuya vemuhurumende vagowana chekupota vachashandisa pakufamba vachienda kubasa ,Uyuwo uyu Zviyambi anongowukura ,rega uone kufira pabasa kuchaita twuchembere twuya vachifunga kuti vagonerwa ,life expectance yemuno iripa 40-45 nemhaka yepoor health delivery system yakaparara decades ago ,ivo vanonorapwa abroad ndivo vanotura zvekuma 80yrs.
Vic Venom · 3 months ago
Many countries across the globe have been steadily increasing the retirement age with Zimbabwe being the latest... While in other countries such noble gestures are greeted with fanfare and adulation, Zimbabweans have decided to do the opposite... Grumbling at the chance to have even more productive years rather than wasting productivity in some remote area of the country... Increased retirement age means more years to earn a decent salary so that one can make sound investments which bring forth capital gains and thus realizing generational wealth...
For a nation that claims to be educated, we sure do have a populace that exhibits the opposite....Rant over sanity restored
dok25 · 3 months ago
Other developing and developed countries have been forced to increase the retirement age because there are no people to fill the vacancies due to the smaller families and not many children being born over many years. Unlike for Zimbabwe Which has millions of employed youths and more being added every year, those countries do not have the youth or unemployed people, and they resort to getting people from other countries to fill some of the vacancies, the reason why our parents, children, brothers and sisters are finding jobs in those countries.
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Anonymous · 3 months ago
Be serious, do you live in Zimbabwe. The old workers do not have the latest skills demanded by the global market. The younger ones who are unemployed have those skills now and are sitting in the streets, when will they ever get a chance to work and drive this dead Economy? Be realistic, why continue to force tired used horses to continue pulling under frustration,WHY?
Vic Venom · 3 months ago
Your explanation is disingenuous and misleading...While it is true that those developed countries have a few youths in relation to their adult population, however in relative terms on a numbers term Zimbabwe has a smaller youth population than most developed countries...
😂 there is no country in the world with unemployed people stop trying to mislead people...Most developed countries outsourced their industries to low income nations such as those in South Asia and thus resulted in the youths of the developed countries having restricted job opportunities... Furthermore, people in developed countries especially those in the age group termed "youth" have an unwillingness to find conventional jobs as they deem them to be of undesirable quality...Most of the people from Zimbabwe who venture out to these developed nations are going to work on sectors that are the least paying and most dangerous e.g nursing or mining...I do not know about you but I would rather stay in Zimbabwe exploiting the vast arrays of opportunities here rather than being used by the developed nations ...Rant over sanity restored
Comrade Ndasuwa Hondo · 3 months ago
well you said it so well and I will not argue with you here it's not time to engage in unnecessary social media wars but Ndasuwa hondo
Anonymous · 3 months ago
Haiwowo tingafarira kusungwa mbira dzakondo idzodzi i was counting down now plus more ten years dze**** **** idzodzi uri mu civil servant here iwe ukutauraa izvi or uri mumwe wevakuisa mitemo iyi ,ndandasarwa ne gore ndinozorora ndonzi ndane 11years aiwa get away mhanhi iwe nonsense
Anonymous · 3 months ago
But Zimbabwe yanyanya,at 70.But if the retirement age is increased in a developed country with a declining population with majority being adults there is nothing wrong.But u can't do the same for a developing country with majority of people below the age of 40.
Anonymous · 3 months ago
Have you ever heard of the 'Yellow Jackets' in France and it was only from 62 to 64. In a normal country people retire early to enjoy their pension, very few people want to be slaves until death.
𝗕𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝗻𝗿 399 · 3 months ago
uchashanda civil servant asi hauidyi pension…..
African Observer · 3 months ago
pandango ona pakanzi middle aged adults are now averaging into their 80s ndabva ndangosiyana neku verenga......
I don't know why God made it this way kuti munhu paanenge ave ne wisdom and life experiences ndipo muviri unenge wave kudhomoka slowly but surely bcoz of old age.....
life of human beings is very very very short..................
bcoz I don't think kana wave kuma 70+ uko zvekurova beans unenge uchiri kuzvikunda kana kunakirwa nenyama mukanwa beef chaiyo ma taste buds I think anenge atove kuita dying slowly...........
kuzoti vakadzi I pity them bcoz avo vanofa around 45 yrs kwongosara mweya pamunhu the walking dead chaiyo unoti kana munhu asvika menopause anenge achiri munhu here that's why uchiona madhara achivhurira ziso young women bcoz ku machembere zvnenge zvakaendwa hazvo.......
Black-Scorpion · 3 months ago
Chimudhurii chirii kubackground yepic iyo, ndibuilder here akavaka, hakuna kwatinoenda senyika
𝗕𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝗻𝗿 399 · 3 months ago
ndozvakaita fungwa dzemunhu aripamupikicha
@tm93 · 3 months ago
varikuda kuti machembere avo arambe aripo kuitira ku cover corruption dzavo
