HARARE Senior managers at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings have threatened to fire workers in the drama production department for allegedly leaking information to the press alleging corruption at the government-owned broadcaster.Sources said a senior executive at ZBHs Pockets Hill studios in Harare threatened to dismiss the workers following a story published by our sister paper, The Zimbabwean, last week saying senior managers at the studios had authorised payments to independent producers who had never performed any services or done any productions for the broadcaster.
She accused us of leaking the information to The Zimbabwean newspaper. She targeted drama producers because they are the ones responsible for preparing budgets, and threatened to fire anyone found responsible for the information that appeared in the newspaper, said a ZBH worker, who declined to be named for fear of victimisation.
Efforts to get comment from the ZBH on the matter were fruitless.