Former CEDA employees,DCEC add to Thamane’s woes
Friday, January 24, 2025 | 1610 Views |

Under siege: Thamane’s problems have increased as former employees accuse him of various misdeeds.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE
As if that is not enough, Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) is on his radar. DCEC's mouthpiece Nlayadzi Gambule only went as far as confirming that they are investigating Thamane and CEDA.
Some former employees of the under fire Citizen Entrepreneurship Development Agency (CEDA) this week submitted a petition to the Ministry of Trade and Entrepreneurship alleging abuse and harassment by CEDA management. In a petition received by the Assistant Minister, Baratiwa Mathoothe, the former employees lamented that they were wrongfully expelled from work for various reasons and want their way back in or compensation. The former employees also lament that some of them lost their properties in dubious court actions. It has also emerged that a number of former employees still have various cases before courts against the agency mostly emerging as a consequence of a policy where all employees who leave the agency whether by choice or fired were obliged to settle their loans.
We commend the GCC inspectors for their vigilance in uncovering serious hygiene violations at establishments like Pick 'n Pay (South Ring Mall), Bravo Restaurant (Main Mall), Chicken Twist (Bonnington), Spar (Main Mall Bakery and Butchery), Choppies Butchery, Pie Time, and Fours Bakery. Their decisive action which includes temporary closures, confiscation of unsafe food, and laying charges sends a powerful, necessary message: food safety is...