ZESA Holdings head of Group Performance and Audit, Obson Matunja, who was accused of illegally siphoning 9 000 litres of fuel from the firm, has been acquitted.
Matunja, represented by lawyer Admire Rubaya, was found not guilty of theft of trust property after successfully showing the court that the allegations resulted from his differences with Zesa executive chairman Sydney Gata.
He stated that in 2005, he uncovered a scheme in which Gata allegedly sought to prejudice Zesa.