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Tanzania:
Regions on Ghost Worker Alert
Daily News, 11 April 2016
REGIONAL Administrative Secretaries (RASs) have been directed to take stern action against those who incorporated ghost workers on the payroll systems in the district councils. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Cross Roads - Dar, Abuja Compete in Ghost Workers Race
Citizen, 10 April 2016
The expression 'ghost workers' has been talk of the town recently. It has been trending on both mainstream and new media. Methinks a step further is needed--seeing the so called… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Rukwa RC Orders Arrest of Uncovered Ghost Workers
Daily News, 8 April 2016
RUKWA Regional Commissioner (RC), Zelothe Steven, has ordered Regional Police Commander (RPC), Jacob Mwarunda, to trace and bring to justice 18 ghost workers uncovered during the… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Tanzania's Sh387 Million Ghost Workers Wage Bill
Nation, 6 April 2016
The Tanzanian government has paid over TSh7.5 billion (Sh387m) of taxpayers' money to 7,795 ghost workers in the local government since January, a Cabinet minister revealed on… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Ghost Worker Hunt Sends 4,000 Packing
Daily News, 6 April 2016
PRESIDENT John Magufuli's directive to government departments to remove ghost workers has paid dividends as 4,317 were scrapped off from the government's payroll system following a… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Sh7.5 Billion Paid to Ghost Workers in Three Months
Citizen, 6 April 2016
The government has paid over Sh7.5 billion in taxpayers' money to nearly 8,000 "ghost" workers in local authorities since January. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Mwanza Set to Repeat Ghost Workers Verification Exercise
Daily News, 5 April 2016
Mwanza Region will carry out another verification exercise in staff payrolls in the wake of a tip off on the existence of many other ghost workers. In the first exercise, the… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Move to Smoke Out Ghost Workers Commendable
Daily News, 3 April 2016
The issue of ghost workers has of late dominated the news. It started with President John Magufuli's move to task the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) to smoke out all ghost workers. It was… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Kilimanjaro Uncovers 111 Ghost Workers on Payroll
Daily News, 30 March 2016
Kilimanjaro Region has uncovered 111 ghost workers whose names appear on payrolls and pension claims every month in its six district councils, costing taxpayers 281m/-. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Minister Blasts Private Hospitals for Submitting Ghost Workers
Daily News, 7 February 2015
THE Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has ordered religious and other private hospitals that submitted names of ghost health workers to the treasury for payment to immediately… Read more »
