Gweru Simbisa brands top manager implicated in sexual harassment.

Gweru: A Fast Food company, Simbisa Brands is reportedly to have been rocked by reports of sexual harassment levelled against senior officials, who have been accused of abusing their company privileges to solicit romantic favours from junior workers.

In a leaked report seen by this publication, several senior Simbisa Brands officials in Gweru were accused of sexual harassing female staff members.

Gweru operations manager ,Bekezela Sibanda was pinpointed by Simbisa staff members in sexual harassment allegations, accused of making romantic advances towards  female workers whose names have been witheld for ethical reasons.

In a statement by one worker ( name undisclosed), Sibanda was accused of making comments about sensitive body parts of junior staff members, which bordered on sexual harassment.

According to the report, Sibanda was accused of forcing himself on a female staff member in his office on numerous occasions, sparking discontent among workers.

“There is one female staff member who alleged in her report that Bekezela  forcefully grabbed me into his arms and tried to kiss her in his office, not only once.

"He also  solicited sexual favours from female workers seeking transfers or promotions within the company." read the report.

The leaked internal document also revealed that Simbisa Brands had established Sibanda’s misuse of meal vouchers, abusing his authority.

“There are some meals with Bekezela’s name that were written on meal voucher books for previous months which would have expired. For example, use of October 2024 voucher book in April 2025.

“There are some meal vouchers that were submitted without any dates of when the meal was redeemed or any signatures of Bekezela,” further read the report.

The internal investigations also disclosed another official Mthulisi Moyo, Chicken Inn Franchise area manager, who is alleged to be involved in a relationship triangle with two managers.

Meanwhile according to Simbisa Brands’ policy on sexual conduct at workplace, Sibanda was reportedly dismissed after being found guilty of violating the company’s regulations.

Efforts to get a comment from Sibanda were futile as he had not responded to issues levelled against him.