Air Zimbabwe (UM, Harare International) has had its two A320-200s, Z-WPM (cn 630) & Z-WPN (cn 1973), grounded in Johannesburg O.R. Tambo. “The Airbuses have been at OR Tambo for the last four weeks and are incurring storage charges which are rising by the day as they remain unfixed. They were taken to South Africa for C-Checks,” an unnamed source told Zimbabwe's NewsDay. An Air Zimbabwe official confirmed the problems stating that one of the aircraft had problems with its landing gear which its lessor was looking at. Who actually owns both aircraft is still uncertain though previous reports have pointed to Hong Kong-based SouthJet Ltd. In order to make up for the operational shortfall, the Zimbabwean national carrier has resorted to using its a reactivated B737-200Adv., Z-WPA (msn 23677), and a wet-leased Solenta Aviation (SET, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) E145. The carrier's future is further in doubt given recent revelations that its debt has now ballooned to USD230million. The Zimbabwe Independent lists the airline's creditors as financial institutions, fuel suppliers, workers, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority and trade creditors. Air Zimbabwe has been rocked by a recent forensic audit which pointed to alleged fraudulent activity by the airline's management.