The Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued a circular to all Government Ministries announcing that Statutory Instrument 197 of 2024, the Public Service (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (No. 3), is now in effect.
The regulation stipulates that for public service employees appointed before the effective date, the pensionable age is 65, with the option to retire at 70 years while still receiving a full pension.
The circular, titled Circular No. 3 of 2025, was signed by the PSC Secretary, Sibusisiwe Zembe, and dated January 28, 2025. It reads in part:
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Following the coming into effect of Statutory Instrument 197 of 2024 on 01 January 2025, you are hereby advised to adhere to the following key provisions and implementation guidelines of the new regulations:
1. The mandatory retirement age for members appointed into Public Service is now seventy (70) years.
2. The stipulated age for early retirement for members is now sixty (60) years upon approval of the Commission.
3. Section 6(b)(1) of Statutory Instrument 1 of 2000, as amended, regarding the age limit to appointment on pensionable conditions of service, is still in force. This, therefore, means that a candidate shall not be appointed to the Public Service on pensionable conditions of service if he or she is fifty (50) years of age or above. However, any such person may be appointed on contract for a specified period of service.
4. Members below the age of sixty (60) and above the fifty-five (55) who were in service prior to 1 January 2025, can retire upon the approval of the Commission.
5. Members who were in service prior to 1 January 2025, are allowed to retire at sixty- five (65) upon giving notice.
6. The provisions of Statutory Instrument 197 of 2024 shall not apply to persons who retired on or before 31 December 2024.
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The government has changed the rules for when civil servants can retire. Before, they could retire at 60, but now they can wait until they are 70 and still get their full pension. If they want to retire early, they can do so at 60 with permission. If they were already working before the new rules took effect, they can retire at 65. People over 55 can also retire with approval. These new rules do not apply to people who retired before December 31, 2024.

PSC Announces New Retirement Age Guidelines For Civil Servants

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has made appointments to the Public Service Commission (PSC) and the Zimbabwe Land Commission (ZLC), which come into effect this Monday, June 24.
Secretary to the PSC, Tsitsi Choruma, was appointed a ZLC commissioner. Sibusisiwe Zembe, nee Nyoni, replaced Choruma.
The appointments were announced by the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Martin Rushwaya on Saturday. He said:
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In terms of subsection (1) of Section 10 of the Public Service Act (Chapter 16:04), Sibusisiwe Zembe (nee) Nyoni has been appointed Secretary to the Public Service Commission with effect from Monday, 24 June 2024.
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In a separate statement, Rushwaya confirmed Choruma’s redeployment. He said:
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In terms of subsection (1) (b) of Section 296 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, His Excellency the President, Cde Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, has appointed Dr Tsitsi Rosemary Choruma a commissioner of the Zimbabwe Land Commission, with effect from Monday, 24 June 2024.
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Choruma has been with the Public Service Commission since 2022.
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