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| Tanzania purges 10,000 'ghost workers' in anti-corruption drive | Tanzania purges 10,000 'ghost workers' in anti-corruption drive |
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| Tanzania has removed more than 10,000 "ghost workers" from its public sector payroll in a crackdown on corruption. | Tanzania has removed more than 10,000 "ghost workers" from its public sector payroll in a crackdown on corruption. |
| Payments to the non-existent employees had been costing the government more than $2m (£1.4m) a month, according to the prime minister's office. | Payments to the non-existent employees had been costing the government more than $2m (£1.4m) a month, according to the prime minister's office. |
| The authorities say they are continuing to audit the public payroll and expect to find more phantom workers. | The authorities say they are continuing to audit the public payroll and expect to find more phantom workers. |
| President John Magufuli, who was elected in October, has promised to cut wasteful public expenditure in office. | President John Magufuli, who was elected in October, has promised to cut wasteful public expenditure in office. |
| He ordered the audit in March, calling for the money saved to be used towards development. | He ordered the audit in March, calling for the money saved to be used towards development. |
| Nicknamed the bulldozer, Mr Magufuli has announced a range of cost-cutting measures since coming to power, including cancelling official celebrations for independence day. | |
| Tanzania spends more than $260 million a month paying the salaries of its estimated 550,000 public workers, Reuters news agency reports. | Tanzania spends more than $260 million a month paying the salaries of its estimated 550,000 public workers, Reuters news agency reports. |