A SECURITY company has approached the National Anti-Corruption of Zimbabwe, the district schools inspector and the Harare provincial education director as it seeks to recover what it is owed by a school.
In a letter dated August 5, 2025, gleaned by NewsDay, Samasave Security Services (Pvt) Ltd told Friendship High School head Tayengwa Christopher Maponga that “time for lawyers to exchange letters has come and gone, now is (time) for action towards reality and recovery”.
This stems from non-payment for security services provided to the school, with Samasave saying it is owed US$6 050.
“Upon receiving one from your counsel stating that you had no time to entertain our grievances, we were left with no option but consult widely, hence approach other organisations and institutions so as to make sure that justice prevails as well as due diligence of duty by school heads is exercised (sic),” the Samasave letter read.
“The situation has escalated to another level as we feel that it is a coward[ly] move to pay US$1 500 to a lawyer to try to silence poor ladies and gentlemen who used to open and close the gate for you and (you) enjoyed the services as witnessed by the school development committee chairperson’s report in the security column at the previous AGM [annual general meeting] which was held on March 29, 2025.
“Samasave Security is registered in Zimbabwe and not a charity organisation. It can also not be disputed that services were provided as prescribed since Friendship High School does not operate in a vacuum.
“It is so disheartening to note that you enjoyed the services at the time and now you see it worth sabotaging the organisation, hence went on without following procedure to pay US$1 500 to a lawyer yet the school did not have such budget to cover up for your own mess.”
The service provider told Maponga that it was his duty as the accounting officer to supervise the school development committee not vice versa.
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“We are not demanding much from you sir, but payment for the services which you really know that they were provided at Friendship High School.
“We have also checked our records and find out that no payment for services was done to our accounts, First Capital Bank 14702813000 or 2147-1046965 for the month of July 2023 and if so please provide the POP [proof of payment] to avoid inconveniences.
“We will not rest until our voice is heard by the highest office of the land or justice prevails as this will also send a clear message to other school heads to exercise due diligence on duty and not turn government schools into a private firm or tuckshop.”
Samasave has been at loggerheads with the Hatcliffe school since early this year.
The security firm won a tender to provide security services at the school starting July 1, 2023. The company was being paid in full until June last year.
Samasave is demanding US$6 050 for services rendered from June to December 2024, but the school is arguing that it owes Samasave for November and December only.
Early this year, Maponga confirmed the dispute between the school and the service provider.
