The trio are Messrs Nkosinathi Ncube (chief executive
officer), Gilfern Moyo (administration and human resources director) and Adam
Zvandasara (finance director) and were being accused of criminal abuse of
office.
It was alleged that the trio deliberately transferred some
employees who were witnesses in a case that was under investigation by the
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission.
Harare magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje cleared them before
plea after the complainants said they were no longer interested in pursuing the
matter.
When they appeared before the courts last year, the Zinara
directors claimed that they were being victimised for implementing board
resolutions and policies that resulted in some employees being transferred from
the head office.
They challenged their placement on remand, saying their
actions were aboveboard and in line with labour laws.
Further, they produced board resolutions and
recommendations from a human resources consultant, recommending a new structure
that saw over 20 employees being transferred or reassigned.
Through their lawyer, Mr Oscar Gasva, the Zinara directors
argued that it was surprising that of the transferred workers, only four who
work in the cash office raised allegations of victimisation when the exercise
was sanctioned by the board.
Commenting on the outcome of the matter, Mr Gasva said:
“The State did the right thing by withdrawing charges before plea against my
clients. As we have indicated from day one, this is purely a labour matter.
“It’s disappointing that criminal law is being abused to
settle matters which are not criminal due to its cohesive nature. In this
particular instance, all the complainants realised that they had done a
terrible wrong and opted to withdraw their complaints as there was no evidence
to substantiate the allegations against my clients.” Herald
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