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Government released $8 million soon after the 10-day exercise, with the enumerators being paid $150 each.
They were reportedly promised $500 each.
About $10 million is needed to pay the 31 000 enumerators and 10 450 supervisors.
The enumerators have since raised complaints over delays in the payments.
They claim that they used their own money for transport and other expenses thinking Government would pay them on time.
Most enumerators were drawn from the education sector.
Population census director Mr Washington Mapeta yesterday said ZimStat was still receiving material from various centres.
“We are still getting the papers from the field and once we finalise that we will move to the next stage,” he said.
The United Nations Population Fund released $12 million for administration of the census.
The census was riddled with problems from the start.
The exercise, which was scheduled to start on 17 August, only got under way the following day in some areas due to logistical challenges.
The process was also affected by late disbursement of materials, while transport shortages had a bearing on the deployment of officers to remote areas.
The population census will provide data on the demographic and related socio-economic characteristics of the population at national and subnational levels.
It is also used for planning and implementing development programmes such as housing, provision of water and sanitation.
Zimbabwe holds a census after every 10 years and the first was held in 1982.
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