adminGMB recently fired Bulawayo accounts clerk Ms Lina Ndagurwa and provincial accountant Mr Laden Beck after they were hauled before a disciplinary hearing for corrup-tion.
Hwange depot manager Mr Christopher Magugu Ndebele and loss control officer Mr Patrick Hove were the first to get the sack.
GMB assistant corporate communications manager Mr Joseph Katete yesterday said all provincial managers were transferred with effect from April 1.
“The objective of the transfers is to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness,” said Mr Katete.
He said Harare and Mashonaland East provincial manager Mr Shepherd Chatikobo was transferred to Mashonaland West while Mr Felix Zava was moved from Mashonaland Central to Matabeleland North.
Masvingo manager Mr Tavonga Makuvara was transferred to Matabeleland South while Bulawayo manger Mrs Nokuthula Sogutsa will now be based in Masvingo.
Midlands manager Mr Filton Kamambo head Bulawayo, Manicaland manager Mr Edmund Gunha was goes to Harare and Mashonaland East while Mrs Podiso Mafa of Matabeleland South was transferred to Midlands while Mrs Petronella Nkomazana was moved from Matabeleland North to Manicaland.
GMB general manager Mr Albert Mandizha said the self-cleansing exercise is set to continue as the organisation aims to eradicate all forms of abuse of office as it positions itself for a major restructuring which will result in the separation of the Strategic Grain Reserve and the Commercial Operations.
Working on a tip-off, the general manager directed the loss control department to investigate cases of a fraudulent nature in Matabeleland North and Bulawayo provinces involving seven GMB employees and some members of the public.
Mr Mandizha said so far 87 employees had been dismissed for offences ranging from corruption and fraud since the current board and management assumed leadership in 2007.
This has been achieved through adoption of internally driven zero tolerance anti-corruption combating strategies.
“The blitz on corruption and fraud within GMB is continuing throughout all provinces and appropriate action will be taken against anybody who is caught on the wrong side of the law without fear or favour. There will be no sacred cows,” he said.
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