Air Zimbabwe (UM, Harare International) top management and high ranking government officials have been fingered by a damning forensic audit of the airline's book which claims they prejudiced the airline of nearly USD10million over a four-year period. In its latest exposé of rampant corruption, government mouth-piece, The Herald, alleged that the Zimbabwean Permanent Secretary for Transport and Infrastructural Development, Munesu Munodawafa, had protected the interests of his niece, Grace Pfumbidzayi, who is also the airline's secretary, after she allegedly authorised irregular payments to local Zimbabwean firm, Navistar Insurance Brokers. Among the claims levelled are that Ms Pfumbidzayi authorised a payment of USD360'448 to Navistar for insurance cover for two leased A320-200s, Z-WPM (cn 630) & Z-WPN (cn 1973), despite knowing they were already insured by the lessor. It is further claimed that the airline's operational fleet - one B737-200Adv, two B767-200(ER)s, and one MA-60 - for a period of two months in 2009, flew uninsured after Navistar received but failed to remit the premiums. BCA Forensic Audit Services, which undertook the audit, has recommended that the matter be brought to the attention of President Robert Mugabe due to its magnitude. Also implicated in the scandal are Air Zimbabwe's two previous CEOs, Patrick Chigumba and Innocent Mavhunga.