FOUR Zesa employees based at the Karoi Depot have been arrested in connection with the alleged theft of electrical materials valued at more than US$28 000, police confirmed.
The suspects are Christen Mutabvure chief security officer, Emma Kamba former customer care clerk, Beloved Mudiwa, stores clerk and Blessing Guramatunhu lead artisan.
According to investigations, the arrest follows a series of incidents in which electrical cables booked at Zesa Central Stores and Chinhoyi Stores allegedly failed to reach the Karoi Depot
between November and December 2025.
According to the police, on November 27 last year, Kamba and a hired truck driver identified as Maponga were dispatched to Zesa Central Stores to collect a drum of 100mm² HDA conductor and 50 metres of 185mm² cables.
However, Matabvure, who had allegedly authorised the collection, reportedly arrived at the central stores, took possession of the 185mm² cable using a Zesa vehicle and instructed the hired truck to carry only the conductor drum.
After leaving the central stores, Matabvure allegedly parked along the roadside in Southerton, where unknown individuals offloaded the conductor drum.
The hired truck proceeded to Karoi empty.
A similar incident allegedly occurred on December 5 when the same team was sent to collect another drum of 100mm² HDA conductor, which was again offloaded en route and never delivered to Karoi.
On December 16, Mudiwa was allegedly instructed by the CSO to collect 24 metres of 100mm² HDA conductor from Chinhoyi Stores using Matabvure’s
vehicle, but it never reached Karoi Stores.
Zesa sources confirmed that none of the materials collected on the three occasions were received at the Karoi depot.
On December 17, 2025, Mudiwa reported the matter to Zesa's loss control department, alleging he was being pressured to acknowledge receipt of materials he had not seen.
Loss control officers travelled to Karoi on December 30 to verify the claims and confirmed that the materials were missing.
A report was filed with CID Karoi on January 2, 2026, leading to the accused's arrest.
The case was recorded under RRB number 6366625 at Karoi Central Police Station. The value of the missing materials is estimated at US$28 142.