Fact Check: Misleading detail in social media post on ZESA training - ZimFact
Ngoni Mhuruyengwe
March 20, 2024
Claim: An advert circulating on various social media platforms posted in a private Facebook group ‘Mikoto Hustlers Zim’ on 10 March 2024 alleged ZESA was calling for applications for free technical and non-technical courses.
Is this true or false?
Verdict: Misleading
ZESA Training Centre officials refuted the claim that the technical and non-technical courses listed in the ZESA Holdings National Training calendar for 2024 were free.
However, ZESA Holdings’ general manager responsible for stakeholder relations, communications and welfare, George Manyaya, confirmed the power utility company had put out a separate call for applications for a free course on Solar Photovoltaic Systems Design, Installation and Maintenance in partnership with UNESCO.
While Manyaya acknowledged that the social media messages were true, he reiterated that the final day for receiving applications had lapsed on 1 March 2024.
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA)
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