PAYROLL Management and Establishment Control (PMEC) Director Mwangala Simunyeu has attributed the placement of 205 officers below 18 years on the payroll to human error. Simunyeu explains that management was overwhelmed due to the limited time allocated to place the newly recruited 30,000 teachers and 11,000 health workers on the payroll. The latest Auditor General’s Report for the financial year ended December 31, 2024, revealed that the PMEC system contained 205 officers below the age of 18 years who had been introduced as employees. “Weaknesses in the management of the PMEC Application: failure to reject introduction of officers below employable age; Section 8(b) of the Terms and Conditions of Service stipulates that no person below the age of 18 years...