Circulated via ORAFs at the request of Peter Petter-Bowyer.
Important Message to
all Rhodesian Government Pensioners
Mr Turville Kille has maintained constant contact with the Director of the
Government Pensions Office in Harare, on behalf of the Public Service Pensioners’ Association. He has reported
that the Director is now seriously hoping to be able to pay a pension allowance in US$ to pensioners residing outside the
country, whether they formally emigrated from Zimbabwe or just left the country. There will be no back pay because due
to hyper-inflation in Zimbabwe the value of pensions not paid since 2003 has been wiped out. This information has been
confirmed by the British Consul in Harare who discussed the scheme with the Director on 1 October. However, the Director
has not yet obtained the necessary approval from the Government.
In order for the Pensions Office to commence paying this allowance (if duly
authorised), each pensioner must submit three documents:
1. a completed Certificate
of Life;
2. a bank instruction form (giving details of the bank account
into which the allowance is to be paid);
3. a certified copy of the passport
(the page with your photograph) or of your ID.
Copies of the Certificate of Life and the bank instruction form can be obtained
from the OSPA office (address below). Send your request by post, fax or email and OSPA will send you the forms.
Then return the completed forms, with the certified copy of the passport page or ID, to the OSPA office for forwarding by
secure means to the Government Pensions Office. When replying, please attach to the Certificate of Life a note giving:
§ your
date of entry into Rhodesian Government service;
§ your
date of retirement from that service;
§ your
job title, rank or grade in which Department at time of your retirement.
If you know of any Rhodesian Government pensioners who are not OSPA members
and so will not see this notice, please inform them of the situation. Ask for extra copies of the two forms if
you need them.
The Pensions Office Director hopes to be able to start making payments by December
and that they would be back dated to August.
Requests for the two forms and replies to:
OSPA (Zimbabwe Pensions)
138 High Street
Tonbridge
Kent TN9 1AX
Tel: 01732 363836 (Int: +44 1732 363836)
Fax: 01732 365070 (Int: +44 1732 365070)
Email: mail@ospa.org.uk
Please note: OSPA cannot answer questions about pension
entitlement, or related queries.
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