‘ZBC , Fires Almost Entire Mgnt Team, News Raders, Journalists & All Internal Security .’

‘ZBC , Fires Almost Entire Mgnt Team, News Raders, Journalists & All Internal Security .’

STATE broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation on Saturday reportedly fired almost the entire management team, news readers, journalists and all internal security personnel. The engineering department was also reported to have been cleaned up in the job carnage. Other reports however said only between 50 and 100 workers had been fired and that letters of dismissal were still being dished out late last night. Some of the fired employees who requested anonymity told The Standard…

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24 Hrs After Dismissing 282 Employees, More Heads Roll At Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC)

24 Hrs After Dismissing 282 Employees, More Heads Roll At Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC)

More heads reportedly rolled at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) yesterday with news bulletins manager John Gambanga and Jacob Phiri being shown the exit door 24 hours after the State broadcaster terminated contracts for 282 employees citing viability problems. Sources at ZBC said the pair was fired as part of the broadcaster’s streamlining exercise which has seen Tazzen Mandizvidza being appointed general manager, while Chris Chivinge was appointed editor-in-chief. ZBC spokesperson Gladman Bandama could neither…

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