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Telecel managing director has been failing to renew his work permit
13 Sep 2011 at 04:48hrs | Views
TELECEL Zimbabwe managing director Mr Aimable Mpore is in a dilemma following revelations he has been failing to renew his work permit after it expired early this year.
It was not clear why the Department of Immigration did not renew his permit. This is the second time that Mr Mpore has had a brush with immigration after his visa was cancelled in 2009 after allegedly misrepresenting facts regarding his expulsion from Cote d'Ivoire.
Apart from Mr Mpore two other Telecel workers have been struggling to get work permits. These were identified as chief financial officer Mr Alex Kiel and chief commercial officer whose name was only given as Anwar.
Mr Mpore and the two senior employees have been struggling to obtain concessions to continue working here since April.
The three are presently not reporting for duty, but sources privy to developments said the Telecel boss could be directing operations from behind the scenes.
The Telecel boss appealed to co-Home Affairs ministers Kembo Mohadi and Theresa Makone after the Department of Immigration declined his applications.
Mr Mpore claimed Ministers Mohadi and Makone had given the thumbs-up for the Department of Immigration to issue his permit along with those of his staff.
No comment could be obtained from chief immigration officer as he was reported to have travelled out of the country on business.
Mr Mpore was deported from Zimbabwe early last year for allegedly misrepresenting material facts regarding his expulsion from Cote d'Ivoire in 2009. He had his visa cancelled, but he successfully appealed against the decision.
The Abidjan government reportedly deported him over a donation that was deemed embarrassing by the then president of Cote d'Ivoire, Mr Laurent Gbagbo.
But it was not clear how Mr Mpore and the other two foreign nationals working at Telecel continued to stay in the country without valid work permits.
Sources said even if Mr Mpore successfully appealed against decisions by the Department of Immigration, as an autonomous body the department had the final say.
It was not clear why the Department of Immigration did not renew his permit. This is the second time that Mr Mpore has had a brush with immigration after his visa was cancelled in 2009 after allegedly misrepresenting facts regarding his expulsion from Cote d'Ivoire.
Apart from Mr Mpore two other Telecel workers have been struggling to get work permits. These were identified as chief financial officer Mr Alex Kiel and chief commercial officer whose name was only given as Anwar.
Mr Mpore and the two senior employees have been struggling to obtain concessions to continue working here since April.
The three are presently not reporting for duty, but sources privy to developments said the Telecel boss could be directing operations from behind the scenes.
The Telecel boss appealed to co-Home Affairs ministers Kembo Mohadi and Theresa Makone after the Department of Immigration declined his applications.
No comment could be obtained from chief immigration officer as he was reported to have travelled out of the country on business.
Mr Mpore was deported from Zimbabwe early last year for allegedly misrepresenting material facts regarding his expulsion from Cote d'Ivoire in 2009. He had his visa cancelled, but he successfully appealed against the decision.
The Abidjan government reportedly deported him over a donation that was deemed embarrassing by the then president of Cote d'Ivoire, Mr Laurent Gbagbo.
But it was not clear how Mr Mpore and the other two foreign nationals working at Telecel continued to stay in the country without valid work permits.
Sources said even if Mr Mpore successfully appealed against decisions by the Department of Immigration, as an autonomous body the department had the final say.
Source - TH
