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Raylton Sports Club in Harare, which is owned by the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ), has reportedly been transformed into a market and worship place, with traders setting up tuckshops and halls for worshippers.
The sports club manager, Thomas Muraurwa, has been accused of penning deals behind the NRZ general manager’s back, offering applicants the chance to construct their own structures.
Church leaders and businesspeople are reportedly constructing structures after paying deposits, but the sports club manager may not have followed the correct procedure.
The matter has now been taken to senior management in Bulawayo for investigation.
The general manager, Respina Zinyanduko, was reported to have stopped construction of buildings at the site Muraurwa had apportioned for tuckshops.
Sources told H-Metro that Muraurwa had been milking applicants for sites to build tuckshops with the help of Kudzai Kanyera.
H-Metro was shown a number of sites that Kanyera said was available for construction to any interested person.
“I am the one assigned by our manager, brother Thomas, to engage anyone who wants a place for business,” said Kudzai.
“We have a foreigner who is constructing tuckshops to sublet to people who want to open boutiques.
‘‘He paid US$5 000 deposit to start constructing the tuckshops and they are at roof level.
“His money will be back within some days when people start to trade. Every applicant signs a lease agreement that will allow construction of a structure.
“Raylton Sports Club does not construct structure for applicants.
‘‘As you can see, we have some churches constructing halls for their services while others want offices to sublet to others,” said Kanyera.
Kanyera said the sports ground would not be affected by the construction of the tuckshops.
NRZ public affairs stakeholder manager, Andrew Nhambura, said the matter was being handled by management.
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