According to workers at ZBC’s pockets Hill members of the Anti Corruption Commission visited ZBC in the morning of Wednesday.
“The team met with the Management and workers committee in separate meetings.We were later told by the workers committee after the meeting that we were free to contact their (ZACC) and give them details which could assist them “said one of the workers who denied to be named.
Another worker said, “We were also informed that the team visited the company bank checking on the company’s liquidity.” A Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission official who requested anonymity confirmed to TheZimbabwean the development.
“Work has just started there. In fact investigations at ZBC started last week. That is what I can tell you at the moment as work is still in progress,”said the official.ZACC recently received a report from ZBC workers alleging that bosses were corrupt.
The workers in the report said that they were not being paid while their bosses were enriching themselves using company resources.
The company has resorted to reducing adevertising rates by 50% after losing advertisers, listener and viewership to new radio stations ZiFM, Star FM and satellite broadcasters.
Workers at ZBC wrote a letter and copied it to the Ministry of Media, Information and Publicity and the Office of the President and Cabinet, accusing their management of rampant abuse of funds and corruption.
In the latter workers claimed that their bosses were awarding themselves huge salaries and allowances, while workers’ salaries were delayed.
A senior official at ZBC told TheZimbabwean that last month the management was warned by media Information and Publicity Secretary George Charamba of dismissal if it fails to pay workers in time.The company is yet to pay its workers for September salaries.
On Monday the management promised to give workers US$150 so that they can be able to continue coming to work.The company is reportedly seating on an over US$1 million bank overdraft with CBZ.
The workers at ZBC are getting between US$300 and US$700 per month with management giving themselves salaries ranging from US$5 000 and US$20 000, But ZBC spokesman, Sivukile Simango could not be reached for comment.
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