{"id":977,"date":"2022-09-19T06:11:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T06:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/?p=977"},"modified":"2022-09-19T06:11:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T06:11:53","slug":"retired-unza-workers-demand-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/retired-unza-workers-demand-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"RETIRED UNZA WORKERS DEMAND BENEFITS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unza.jpg?resize=474%2C483&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unza.jpg?w=474&amp;ssl=1 474w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unza.jpg?resize=294%2C300&amp;ssl=1 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some University of Zambia (UNZA) retirees are demanding the immediate release of their terminal benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a><\/a>retirees who are still on payroll pending the release of their package say government is being wasteful by continuing to pay them monthly salaries despite being retired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the retirees, Peter Mvula, has told Diamond News that some of his friends have died while waiting for their terminal benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When contacted, Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary in-charge of Technical Services Joel Kamoko says his ministry will issue a statement at a later stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Darius Choonya<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some University of Zambia (UNZA) retirees are demanding the immediate release of their terminal benefits. 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