National Railways of Zimbabwe paid off its top management salaries worth almost $1 million last year, through an executive bank account held with a local bank while the general staff hasn't been paid for the past 15 months.
NRZ workers are currently on strike to force the company to pay up.
NRZ acting general manager Lewis Mukwada confirmed the payments to senior management but said other junior workers were also paid in the same way.
Information at hand shows $843 318,86 was moved from the NRZ main account into the National Railways of Zimbabwe Executive Account Number 20220310136 held with CBZ, Bulawayo, during 2015. Total debits from the executive account for the 12 months amounted to $844 662,90. From that executive account, top management received varying amounts sometimes thrice a month.
The documents show that Eng Mukwada received a total $44 386, in varying amounts some as high as $3 833 received in January last year.
The late technical services director, Egnettah Kurebwaseka received up to $85 687 during the year.
Former operations manager Dannies Nyoni received $68 058 from the same account.
Marketing director Elector Mafunga received $45 924 throughout the year while human resources manager Gilbert Ndlovu made $38 477 paid out in varying amounts.
The national rail carrier is currently locked in a fight with workers who say that they have not been paid for the last 15 months.
Other beneficiaries from the same account include Shadreck Ndabambi who got $19 973 and David Sithole who got $27 698, among others.
- Herald
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