LABOUR and Social Security Minister Brenda Tambatamba says government will do everything legally possible to ensure that retirees receive pension benefits after three months, but citizens must also contribute by paying taxes. In an interview, Tambatamba said government wanted to ensure that it delivered on its commitment, but this would be conditional on it managing to collect enough taxes and revenues. “It is our aspiration, and to not aspire on your behalf, on behalf of the nation, then why did we come to participate and govern? We must inspire hope in our citizens, we must make every effort. When you make a projection like we did that, like the Finance Minister did on behalf of the government, we made a...

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