The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) Board Chairman and Director Mr Osbourne Majuru has resigned with immediate effect.

In his resignation letter dated 12 july 2019 to the Minister of Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Priscah Mupfumira, Mr Majuru said his board has been undermined by the ZTA acting chief executive officer Ms Rita Likukuma who has rendered
the board ineffective.

Mr Majuru said his board which is supposed to report directly to the Minister of Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry with regards to the operations, undertakings and activities of the authority is now reporting to the chief executive contrary to the dictates of ZTA Act.

The letter alleges that the Acting Chief Executive Officer is not reporting or taking instructions from the board as she reports directly to the minister. Issues of corporate governance have been cited as the major drawback for the transformation of state enterprises.

Majuru’s resignation letter also reveals the frosty relationship between the board and the acting chief executive officer in relation to skills audit which saw a
number of employees being retrenched without following proper procedure.

The retrenched employees have been reinstated starting the first of this month.

Contacted for comment Mr Majuru confirmed his resignation from the tourism authority referring all questions to the Acting Board chairperson Dr Precious Sibiya.

Dr Sibiya was in a meeting to clarify the situation
regarding Mr Majuru’s resignation.- State Media