'NRZ has no money to clear workers' salary backlog,' says Mpofu

Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Obert Mpofu said the National Railways of Zimbabwe has no money to clear workers' salary backlog.

NRZ workers, who are owed 11 months' salaries by the ailing State enterprise, went on strike last week demanding their outstanding salaries and allowances. But Minister Mpofu appealed to the restive workers to bear with the organisation.

Mpofu said the ultimate solution lies with getting an investor to capitalise and rehabilitate NRZ, which is what Government is working on now.

They said now the parastatal had a staff complement of less than 6 000 employees and moves less than five million tonnes of freight per year, yet it has a general manager and five directors.