Zimra official, small house exchange blows
THERE was drama at the Victoria Falls Border Post on Monday when a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officer briefly put down her stamp and pen for boxing gloves as she exchanged blows with her suspected husband's "small house" inside the customs and excise offices.
According to witnesses at the border post, the Zimra officer fought with a clearing agent in full view of tourists and travellers.
They said the Zimra officer, who is stationed at Kazungula Border Post, was sent to work at the Victoria Falls Border Post where the suspected "small house" works.
The Zimra officer's husband and the suspected "small house" (names supplied) both work at the border post where they are into clearing business. "So on Monday she turned up for duty and was working as usual. Trouble started when the small house entered the customs office where travellers have their passports or border passes stamped, to clear documents for a client," said a witness.
The witness said when the alleged "small house" entered the office, she in a way provoked the Zimra officer.
"You know what these small houses do, when they see the main house they start to act weirdly.
"So instead of just going in there and processing her papers she allegedly confronted the main house who was seated on her counter," he said.
He said from nowhere the Zimra officer was on the other side of the counter standing next to the "small house".
They started exchanging harsh words and in a flash they were at each other's throats.
The witness said travellers and tourists were all treated to a free boxing match as the Zimra officer and the woman exchanged blows. "Sanity prevailed after some people in the queue and fellow Zimra officers went in and stopped the fight. The two were told to take their personal issues outside the border post and concentrate on work only," said the witness.
The matter was not reported to police.
