Moyo sues Zimpapers, Farm and City over manpower development fund

HIGHER and Tertiary Education minister, Jonathan Moyo, has taken Zimbabwe Newspapers and Farm and City Centre to the High Court, over unpaid Manpower Development Fund contributions to the tune of $102 218 and $28 392 respectively.

In terms of Section 53 of the Manpower Planning and Development Act, the minister is empowered to impose levy by a statutory instrument payable to the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef).

Moyo, who is former Information minister, said Zimpapers and Farm and City Centre, being employers were liable to pay a 1% levy of their total assessed wage bills to the fund in advance every month, but the two companies had failed to meet their obligations.

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