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Harare City Council fires Border Gezi graduates
29 Nov 2011 at 07:10hrs | Views
Harare City Council has reportedly fired 20 of its 120 workers who graduated from the National Youth Service programme perceived to be Zanu-PF sympathisers.
The NYS graduates are being replaced by MDC-T activists, some of whom do not have requisite qualifications, sources allege.
Most of those affected are municipal cops.
The development has irked Zanu-PF, whose secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa, has vowed to confront council over the matter.
Besides the 20 municipal police officers, several others face disciplinary hearings for alleged absenteeism from work during the 2008 harmonised elections.
This is happening 3 years after the alleged offences were committed.
Worst affected are NYS graduates who were employed between 2006 and 2008."
The NYS graduates are being replaced by MDC-T activists, some of whom do not have requisite qualifications, sources allege.
Most of those affected are municipal cops.
Besides the 20 municipal police officers, several others face disciplinary hearings for alleged absenteeism from work during the 2008 harmonised elections.
This is happening 3 years after the alleged offences were committed.
Worst affected are NYS graduates who were employed between 2006 and 2008."
Source - Herald
