Namibia: Finance Ministry to End Payroll Deduction System for Civil Servants

The Ministry of Finance will discontinue all discretionary payroll deductions for government employees, with the Payroll Deduction Management System (PDMS) scheduled to shut down on 30 November.

A directive issued on 28 August informed employees and financial institutions that government’s contract with Avril Payment Solutions, the operator of the system, will not be renewed.

With immediate effect, no new voluntary payroll deductions may be loaded onto the PDMS.

Existing loans already linked to…