Zimbabwe High Court: NRTV Property Auctioned Over US$200K Salary Debt

MOVABLE property belonging to Nkululeko Rusununguko TV (NRTV) is set to go under the hammer on Wednesday as employees attempt to recover money owed to them by the military broadcaster. The auction of NRTV's property comes after the High Court granted an order for a seizure due to its failure to pay salaries owed to its employees, which is in excess of US$200 000. 70 employees approached the Labour Court, where an arbitrator, Patience Kavuru found that the company had defaulted on paying wages to its 70 employees, ordering the military broadcaster to settle US$278,479.88 debt. However, NRTV, which is owned by Nkululeko Rusununguko Holdings, a company in which the Zimbabwe National Army has vast interests in, did not take heed of the order. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn Consequently, the employees sought relief from the High Court, which granted the seizure of the company's property. According to an auction notice flighted by KM Auctions (Pvt) Ltd KM of seizure and gleaned by NewZimbabwe.com, motor vehicles with a combined value of US$76,000 have been put up for sale. Office property such as refrigerators, printers and television sets have also been included. This is the latest episode in the mismanagement of the entity by NRTV leadership, which has squandered millions of dollars on inflated television content. The majority of workers have since jumped ship but continue to seek payment of their dues from NRT. Read the original article on New Zimbabwe . AllAfrica publishes around 600 reports a day from more than 90 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals , representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica . To address comments or complaints, please Contact us . AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 600 news and information items daily from over 90 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC. Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy . We need to confirm your email address. To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you. There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.