ED pledges to improve ZDF’s welfare

In an effort to better the welfare of Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) personnel, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has unveiled a number of initiatives, Business Times can report.

Speaking during the Defence Forces Day celebrations at Rufaro Stadium, Mnangagwa outlined a number of important initiatives his administration is putting in place to assist the ZDF, with an emphasis on both non-financial incentives and infrastructure development.

“Meanwhile, an array of strategies is underway to improve the welfare of members of our defence forces. Non-monetary incentives and benefits such as civil service housing loans and the civil service vehicle purchase scheme have been extended to members of the defence forces,” President Mnangagwa said.

He continued: “Further, my government has expanded the transport fleet for the defence forces, through the procurement and delivery of an assortment of vehicles.”