By A Correspondent

Three employees of the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) in Hwange have been taken to court for allegedly using counterfeit qualifications to secure employment with the power utility a decade ago.

The trio, Anthony Mukarati, Lloyd Tichafa Mutyanda, and Posent Ngwenya, are accused of submitting fake documents, purportedly issued by the former Ministry of Manpower Development, to land positions as riggers at ZPC. They reportedly enjoyed employment benefits for 10 years based on these forged certificates.

All three, residents of Hwange, were found in possession of counterfeit Class One Rigging Certificates. The state claims that the three individuals were responsible for producing and presenting the falsified qualification documents to ZPC during their initial employment application process.

The state further alleges that, over the years, the trio caused ZESA a financial loss of more than US$65,000 in wages and other earnings.