<\/a>of the said employees were deceased, while others had been fired.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAccording to the report, as of the 31st of July 2022, the funds in the voided accounts had been transferred to the salaries account at Zanaco Bank, but, had not been refunded to the treasury\u2019s single account at the Bank of Zambia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aside from the said irregularities, the report also revealed that the Ministry paid salaries in amounts totaling to K323 million, to some ghost workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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