Workers employed by the NRZ and families left in the open

SEVERAL families of workers employed by the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) in Harare are living out in the cold after the State-owned rail company evicted them from Club Hideout in Lochnivar where they have been staying for years.

Feluna Nleya

The workers and their families last night spent their second night in the cold during this winter season following their eviction on Thursday. At least four families are said to have been affected.

They have been living under squalid conditions at the neglected Club Hideout after their eviction from their previous residences as the NRZ struggled to pay their salaries for years.

When NewsDay arrived at Club Hideout yesterday, some of the evicted workers were sitting outside the bar with their belongings including beds, wardrobes, stoves and other household properties.

The workers said they were being evicted by their employer to pave way for a businessman who wanted to run a business at the place.

Club Hideout used to be a popular club in the 1980’s and 90’s and was the home to Chimurenga music guru, Thomas Mapfumo.

Contacted for comment, NRZ public relations manager Fanuel Masikati confirmed that workers who had sought refuge at Club Hideout were evicted to make way for a commercial venture…

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