POWER utility, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa), has been rocked by a fresh scandal after it emerged that one of its subsidiaries, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), could be losing millions of United States dollars through the manipulation of information technology (IT) billing system by its employees,
The NewsHawks has established.
IT fraudsters at Zesa manipulate bills – by reducing or increasing the amounts owing – depending on the request. An ongoing ZETDC audit has found that the IT-driven fraud on the billing system is rampant.
A police dragnet has also resulted in the arrest of some employees in connection with the fraudulent activities, police have confirmed. Sources said the corrupt activities has been happening for years and a number of people have been dismissed from work for defrauding the company of revenue through manipulation of the billing system.