Air Zimbabwe (Private) company secretary Grace Pfumbidzayi has been found guilty of defrauding the airline of $5,175,593 and US$1,204,670 in an aviation insurance scam. A disciplinary tribunal found that she facilitated payments of inflated premiums to an insurance company. She has also been found guilty of acting contrary to her contract of employment. The tribunal reserved the penalty although she is certainly expected to be sacked.
Meanwhile, Air Zimbabwe acting chief executive Innocent Mavhunga, who has been suspended from his position as he stands accused of theft and fraud, is reported to have stormed out of the disciplinary proceedings in protest. The rest of the hearing was conducted in his absence. Mavhunga is also charged with acting inconsistently with the fulfilment of his contractual obligations, as well as gross incompetence or inefficiency in performing his duties.
The tribunal adjourned to determine its judgment in respect of Mr Mavhunga’s charges.