Herald Reporter
Civil servants are not properly remunerated and this is compromising service delivery, a Government official said yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara made the remarks while launching the Africa Public Service Day in Harare. “It is not a secret that for a Government to deliver, public

servants shou-ld be efficient in their work— hence they need to be rewarded well,” he said. He said in countries such as the United Kingdom, it was an honour to secure a job in the Public Service.

To the contrary, civil servants are despised in Zimbabwe. DPM Mutambara urged the public servants to be thorough with their work and lay a foundation for competitiveness.
“As public servants, you should be innovative and sophisticated . . . The Ministry of Public Service should master the art of monitoring and evaluating to ensure quality service delivery,” he said.

He lamented that many public servants lacked leadership qualities by not being creative. He urged the public servants to develop their “cultural intelligence” in order to work anywhere around the globe.

“Leaders don’t create followers, but other leaders. How many people have you enabled to achieve higher positions as public servants?” said DPM Mutambara.
“If you have created more people better than you that you are no longer needed, then you are a superstar.”

He urged the Ministry of Public Service to invest in human capital in order for the country to have an impact on its gross domestic product.

The Minister of Public Service, Ms Lucia Matibenga, said the United Nations commissioned the Africa Public Service Day.
“The day is meant to award outstanding public servants who show their professionalism and increase their visibility,” she said.