Victoria Falls City’s finance director Nerville Ndlovu has been suspended to pave way for investigations into allegations of gross misconduct, a Sunday News report claims.
Acting Mayor of Victoria Falls, Councillor Tonderai Mutasa confirmed the suspension adding that six other employees have resigned. Said Mutasa:
Those developments are true. I can confirm that six employees resigned, five from the accounting department and one from the health department.
I can also confirm that the financial director Mr Nerville Ndlovu has been suspended from duty.
I am not yet privy to the reasons for the suspension since I was out of town.
Meanwhile, the Mayor of Victoria Falls Clr Somvelo Dhlamini was on Monday further remanded in custody to 21 November 2022 by the Hwange regional magistrates court to allow for further investigations into his case.
Dhlamini was arrested on 6 October on charges of illegally acquiring a housing stand from the local authority.
He is accused of prejudicing Victoria Falls Municipality of US$15 000 and a potential prejudice of US$66 462.75.