THE Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) workers committee secretary general was promptly suspended last Friday, a day after circulating to all staff members an explosive memorandum to the Board alleging – among other charges – mismanagement and abuse of funds.

Suspending Godfrey Maregere, the Corporation’s Acting Human Resources Director James Chiwera dismissed the allegations as “falsehoods”.

In the Memo (see full document at bottom of article), the increasingly restive workers took aim at under-fire Chief Executive Officer Adelaide Chikunguru who was last year plucked from a public relations job at Low Veld sugar producer Tongaat Hullet to run the country’s sole public broadcaster.

Speaking to newzimbabwe.com Sunday, workers committee members who did not want to be identified fearing victimisation, said morale was rock bottom, adding they would petition the Office of the President and Cabinet, the ruling party and government departments over the dire state of affairs at Pockets Hill.

They expressed incredulity at Chikunguru’s oft-repeated claims that the ZBC is in rude financial health and that she has overseen an increase in revenues to billions of Zimbabwe dollars since taking over .

The boast beggars belief, the union representatives continued, given that the Corporation has failed to pay Covid allowances to staff over the past three months.

In addition, the ZBC has failed to clear huge amounts of legacy debt – including to local content suppliers – which it is...

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