One of Zimbabwe's biggest road and dam construction firms announced a restructuring that cut jobs. The company said the government, its main customer, had fallen behind on payments for road rehabilitation and dam work, leaving it short of cash. It promised severance packages and transition help for affected staff. The case shows how delays in state payments push job losses out into private contractors.

Source referred to job cuts affecting hundreds but gave no confirmed figure

CEO Andre Zietsman quoted. The Zimbabwe Independent separately described the restructuring as affecting hundreds.

A reduction in the workforce carried out under section 12C of the Labour Act, including notice to the works council or the employment council and the minimum retrenchment package.

Evidence required: A named employer plus one of a company announcement, a regulatory or stock exchange filing, a Retrenchment Board record, or a union statement naming the process. The count must be attributable to a named party.