Farirai Machivenyika
Senior Reporter
PENSIONS for civil servants, members of the uniformed forces, liberation war veterans and other beneficiaries paid from the Consolidated Revenue Fund have been reviewed upwards, with war veterans now entitled to ZiG1,3 million annually, according to a new Government notice.
The review, which takes effect from February 1, 2023, is contained in Statutory Instrument 161 of 2026, published in last Friday’s Government Gazette.
The notice, issued by Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube, follows his concurrence with the determination of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Edgar Moyo.
The revised pension provisions cover designated pensioners, disability pensioners, war veterans, former political prisoners, detainees and restrictees, as well as national heroes.
Under the Statutory Instrument, war veterans’ pensions have been set at ZiG1 332 720 per annum, while former political prisoners, detainees and restrictees will receive ZiG1 277 190 annually.
Pensions for national heroes have been set at ZiG117 120 per annum. The notice also provides for revised payments to former civil servants and members of the uniformed forces, with the amounts determined by their retirement circumstances and the pensionable emoluments of serving personnel in equivalent grades.
Public servants whose employment was terminated following the abolition of their posts will receive pensions of up to 75 percent of the average pensionable emoluments of serving public servants in the equivalent grade.
For members of the uniformed forces whose posts were abolished, the pension is capped at 80 percent of the average pensionable emoluments of serving members of the respective force in the equivalent grade.
Those who retired from the Public Service will receive up to 67 percent of the average pensionable emoluments of serving public servants in the equivalent grade, while retired members of the uniformed forces will receive up to 72 percent of the corresponding amount.
Former Members of Parliament who ceased to be MPs on or after April 18, 1980, will receive pensions of up to 66,2 percent of the pensionable emoluments of a serving MP holding the parliamentary post they previously occupied.
“It is hereby notified that the Minister of Finance (Prof Ncube) has, in terms of section 2 of the Pension Review Act, after having concurred with the determination of the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare to increase the level of pensions paid from the CRF (Consolidated Revenue Fund), which determination was made after considering the recommendation of the tribunal, established to review the level of such pensions,” read the notice.
The Statutory Instrument further provides for pension adjustments when pensioners attain the age of 60, with the increase calculated in accordance with the provisions governing designated pensions and the pensioner’s retirement date.
Where a specified pensioner dies before attaining 60, any pension payable to the surviving spouse will be adjusted to the amount that would have been payable had the deceased pensioner been at least 60 years old at the time of death.
The review covers pensions payable from the Consolidated Revenue Fund in terms of the relevant legislation.
