THE Zambia Union of Nurses and Midwives Organisation says the K700 salary increment for civil servants is the best government can manage, considering various economic constraints. Meanwhile, the Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia has urged public service workers to be realistic, because the increment is actually a good deal. Following extensive negotiations that commenced on November 4, 2025, and were extended into January 2026, government and public service unions concluded negotiations on improved conditions of service for civil servants, resulting in a K700 salary increment on basic pay. Commenting on this development in an interview, ZUNMO president Fray Michelo said the adjustment was a good package. “So, the salary increment, how we started and also the adjustments...