Zesa has fired eight top managers, demoted two and
suspended three while the other is serving three months’ notice pending
dismissal over malpractices picked up in the forensic audit published last
year.
A number of other managers are set to be transferred to
posts in other provinces.
The Herald understands that those that have been fired are
Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) operations director Engineer John Chirikutsi, ZPC
finance director Mr Hubert Chiwara, ZETDC managing director Engineer Julian
Chinembiri, ZETDC finance director Thokozani Dhliwayo, Zesa Enterprises (Zent)
managing director Mr Tererai Mutasa, plus two Zent managers identified as
Tichivangana and Dafana.
ZPC general manager Mr Washington Mareya has been given
three months notice.
Suspended are Zesa head corporate services Mr Rufaro
Pasipanodya, Zesa public relations manager Mr Fullard Gwasira and Mr Obson
Matunja from the audit department, all suspended pending investigations into
possible personal use of Zesa vehicles or a potential fuel coupon scam
involving $18 000.
Others suspended last week include section engineer
metering Engineer Leonard Chitsina, and Mr Freeman Chikonzo, senior manager
Information and Technology pending investigations on a potential fraud
involving a local electrical company.
More bosses could be fired once other disciplinary hearings
have been concluded while several survivors are said to have been “strongly
warned”.
Efforts by The Herald to get a comment from the power
utility were fruitless as acting spokesperson Ms Prisca Utete asked for
questions in writing but had not responded since Monday.
Zesa board chairman Dr Sydney Gata declined to comment. ZETDC acting managing director and commercial manager
Engineer Ralph Katsande has been demoted.
He had been acting managing director since 2018.
After the forensic audit, he appeared before a disciplinary
hearing and it was recommended that he should be demoted, and is likely to
assume the general manager’s post for the Southern Region.
Another top official, Engineer Robson Chikuri, has been
effectively demoted to become ZPC Bulawayo Power Plant manager. He was acting
ZPC managing director.
“Engineer Milton Munodawafa, who was the general manager
for Harare has been moved to Bulawayo and will be general manager for Western
Region.
Other senior staff have been moved up the ladder to take
over key posts in acting capacities. Herald
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