Windhoek — Prime Minister Nahas Angula has dismissed the notion that political office-bearers have it easier than ordinary civil servants. He also said it is not true that political office-bearers have been improving their own conditions of service. He nevertheless admits that there is genuine pressure among the lowly paid workers because of inflation, which has culminated in the industrial strikes that have erupted across the country.
Expelled secretary general of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW), Evilastus Kaaronda, earlier said government is prepared to fast-track salary adjustments for politicians, but drags its feet when it comes to adjusting the salaries of civil servants.
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