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4 Zesa employees arrested for theft
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Four Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) employees based at the Karoi depot have been arrested in connection with the alleged theft of electrical materials valued at more than US$28 000.
The suspects have been identified as Christen Mutabvure, a chief security officer; Emma Kamba, a former customer care clerk; Beloved Mudiwa, a stores clerk; and Blessing Guramatunhu, a lead artisan.
According to police investigations, the arrests followed a series of incidents in which electrical cables booked from Zesa central stores in Harare and Chinhoyi allegedly failed to reach the Karoi depot between November and December 2025.
Police said that on November 27, 2025, Kamba and a hired truck driver identified as Maponga were dispatched to Zesa central stores to collect a drum of 100mm² HDA conductor and 50 metres of 185mm² cable. However, investigations revealed that the chief security officer, who had authorised the collection, later arrived at the central stores, took possession of the 185mm² cable using a Zesa vehicle, and instructed the hired truck to transport only the conductor drum.
After leaving the stores, the chief security officer allegedly parked along a roadside in Southerton, where unknown individuals offloaded the conductor drum. The hired truck later proceeded to Karoi without any cargo.
A similar incident reportedly occurred on December 5, 2025, when the same team was sent to collect another drum of 100mm² HDA conductor, which was again allegedly offloaded before the vehicle reached Karoi.
Further investigations showed that on December 16, 2025, stores clerk Beloved Mudiwa was allegedly instructed by the chief security officer to collect 24 metres of 100mm² HDA conductor from Chinhoyi Stores using the officer's vehicle. Although the cable was reportedly loaded, it never arrived at the Karoi stores.
The following day, Mudiwa reported the matter to the Zesa loss control department, alleging that he was being pressured to acknowledge receipt of materials he had not physically received.
The case has been recorded under RRB number 6366625 at Karoi Central Police Station. The total value of the missing electrical materials is estimated at US$28 142.
Police investigations are ongoing.
The suspects have been identified as Christen Mutabvure, a chief security officer; Emma Kamba, a former customer care clerk; Beloved Mudiwa, a stores clerk; and Blessing Guramatunhu, a lead artisan.
According to police investigations, the arrests followed a series of incidents in which electrical cables booked from Zesa central stores in Harare and Chinhoyi allegedly failed to reach the Karoi depot between November and December 2025.
Police said that on November 27, 2025, Kamba and a hired truck driver identified as Maponga were dispatched to Zesa central stores to collect a drum of 100mm² HDA conductor and 50 metres of 185mm² cable. However, investigations revealed that the chief security officer, who had authorised the collection, later arrived at the central stores, took possession of the 185mm² cable using a Zesa vehicle, and instructed the hired truck to transport only the conductor drum.
After leaving the stores, the chief security officer allegedly parked along a roadside in Southerton, where unknown individuals offloaded the conductor drum. The hired truck later proceeded to Karoi without any cargo.
A similar incident reportedly occurred on December 5, 2025, when the same team was sent to collect another drum of 100mm² HDA conductor, which was again allegedly offloaded before the vehicle reached Karoi.
Further investigations showed that on December 16, 2025, stores clerk Beloved Mudiwa was allegedly instructed by the chief security officer to collect 24 metres of 100mm² HDA conductor from Chinhoyi Stores using the officer's vehicle. Although the cable was reportedly loaded, it never arrived at the Karoi stores.
The following day, Mudiwa reported the matter to the Zesa loss control department, alleging that he was being pressured to acknowledge receipt of materials he had not physically received.
The case has been recorded under RRB number 6366625 at Karoi Central Police Station. The total value of the missing electrical materials is estimated at US$28 142.
Police investigations are ongoing.
Source - The Standard
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