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Nqobile Bhebhe, [email protected]

THE National Railways of Zimbabwe NRZ) general manager Ms Respina Zinyanduko, the first woman in the 125-year history of the railways to hold such a post has left the organisation.

Ms Zinyanduko ceased to be the General Manager with effect from 31 January 2025.

President Mnangagwa had approved the appointment in terms of the Public Entities Corporate Governance Act as read with the Railways Act.

The appointment was effective from December 1, 2021

In a statement, the railway firm said Mrs Ainah Dube-Kaguru has been appointed Acting General Manager.

“The Board of Directors of the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) wishes to inform members of the public that Ms Respina Zinyanduko has ceased to be the General Manager of the NRZ with effect from 31 January 2025.

“This has been necessitated by the need to realign and restructure the NRZ business in line with the expectation of the shareholder.

“The NRZ Board, Management and Staff would like to take this opportunity to thank Ms Zinyanduko for the time she served as General Manager of the National Railways of Zimbabwe and wish her well in her future endeavours,” reads part of the statement.

In the interim, the board has appointed Mrs Ainah Dube-Kaguru as the Acting General Manager with effect from 31 January 2025 until a substantive General Manager has been appointed.