ZBH Boss Chivinge To Finally Face The Boot???

Report By New Zimbabwe.Com
Additional Reporting By ZimOnline

A CIO probe was underway Monday night into how Newsnet Editor-In-Chief Chris Chivinge last week managed to "sneak" into a Presidential delegation to China without authority from Cabinet, as is the norm.

Meanwhile ZimOnline said:"An expected shake-up at national broadcaster ZBH Holdings started yesterday with the suspension pending dismissal of Newsnet editor-in-chief Chris Chivinge for going on an unsanctioned trip to China while sidelined Tarzan Mandizvidza was re-appointed head of the broadcaster’s news arm.

Up to 200 employees are expected to lose their jobs in yet another round of restructuring following the appointment of veteran state journalist Henry Muradzikwa as overall head of the struggling broadcaster.

President Robert Mugabe's official spokesman and Chivinge's close friend, George Charamba, is believed to have facilitated for the Newsnet boss to board the plane to China, when only chief correspondent Reuben Barwe and a cameraman were supposed to go and cover the trip for state television.

It is believed that several other people connected to presidential aides have been smuggled into the chartered Air Zimbabwe flights mainly to the Far East for shopping trips on free rides.

On returning to Zimbabwe, presidential delegations are not subjected to normal immigration and excise duty routines, making it possible for people to bring merchandise without paying any taxes.

Charamba has been accused of interfering in ZBH operations, even deciding who goes on which Presidential trips. Charamba's critics see this is an attempt to enrich his blue-eyed boys at ZBH.

Charamba also does the same at Zimpapers, where Innocent Gore and Itayi Musengeyi are the only ones allowed to cover Mugabe's numerous trips to Asia, the Pacific and Africa.
Reuben Barwe and Judith Makwanya are the "chosen ones" for ZBH.
There was a revolt recently at the state-run Herald newspaper when other journalists queried why Gore had no interest covering Mugabe's domestic engagements.

Adds ZimOnline:"There are other unsubstantiated allegations against Chvinge including abusing company property and having improper relationships with female colleagues.

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Meanwhile ZimONLINE reports that deputy Information Minister Bright Matonga's corruption trial has been adjourned to next month.ZimOnline said that Harare Magistrate Sandra made the decision after defence lawyers argued, that Matonga's c-accused Charled Nherera could not be tried for the same crime twice.




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