Hundreds Of ZBH Employees To Lose Jobs

A month after being appointed CEO, Muradzikwa, like his predessors, has had his presence felt. Firstly by firing editor-in-chief, Chris Chivinge, who was considered by most as untouchable.The late Information Minister Tichaona Jokonya died while trying to do his own restructuring, while Professor Moyo also left his mark at Pockets Hill. For some reason everyone wants to do their own thing at ZBH, while ZimPapers is left largely untouched. Maybe its the power of radio and television that make people feel they have to make an impact, nobody knows. Does anyone have any ideas on this???

Report by News 24
Additional Reporting By ZimJournalists Arise
At least 200 employees of Zimbabwe's state-run broadcaster are set to lose their jobs this month as the new chief executive officer complains that the company is overstaffed, say reports.

Henry Muradzikwa, who was appointed last month at ZBH, is reported by NEWSNET saying: "Speaking to journalists soon after being introduced, Mr Muradzikwa said it will not be business as usual as the company has to introduce new ways and methods of administration, including discipline if it is to survive.“We have to change as a condition for survival,’ he said.“ZBC has to set its position as the country’s number one. We want the nation to get the best from it,” he added.

The privately-owned Financial Gazette said that Henry Muradzikwa told a workers' meeting at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings (ZBH) that almost half of all employees would have to be retrenched in the next three weeks.
One worker said: "Muradzikwa said ZBH was seriously overstaffed and more than 200 of us would have to go home."
If confirmed, the news would come as a further blow to Zimbabwe's struggling media workers.