Zimbabwe: Rhodesian Pensioners in SA 'Turn Destitute' As Mugabe Govt 'Scraps Payouts'

12 September 2017

Zimbabwean pensioners who served under the Rhodesian government before relocating to South Africa have reportedly turned destitute after President Robert Mugabe's government "scrapped their payouts without explanation".

According to NewsDay, an organisation set up to keep track of the affected pensioners and their welfare, Flame Lily Foundation, said its 300 members aged between 78 and 101 had been "dumped" by the Zimbabwean government.

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