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Thursday, 20 December 2012 12:46
HARARE - Without political will and genuine desire to tackle corruption, Zimbabwe will continue to moan until thy kingdom! So far, President Robert Mugabe has failed to show that demonstrable desire to signal prosecution of political heavyweights accused of amassing wealth...Read More
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Friday, 14 December 2012 09:36
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe was unusually candid with his juniors at the Zanu PF conference in Gweru. He lambasted corruption, so rife in Zanu PF and state institutions that include Zimra and the police. Mugabe is attempting to...Read More
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Saturday, 08 December 2012 13:39
GWERU - President Robert Mugabe yesterday vowed to fight corruption, responding to public pressure to probe graft perpetrated by mostly his Zanu PF allies in government. Casting next year’s election as the clearest and most important choice in a generation, Mugabe...Read More
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Monday, 19 November 2012 13:44
HARARE - Finance minister Tendai Biti has blasted rising border corruption and lamented the incredible losses being incurred by the fiscus through leakages. Presenting a $3,8 billion 2013 national budget in Parliament last week, Biti said border officials were employing delaying...Read More
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Thursday, 08 November 2012 10:01
HARARE - They are tasked with investigating million-dollar corruption cases but more often than not, the peanuts they take home leave Zimbabwe’s graft busters a vulnerable lot. A constitutional body set up in 2010, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission was hailed as...Read More
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Tuesday, 09 October 2012 11:53
HARARE - A constitution Select Committee (Copac) finance and administration manager has appeared before a Harare magistrate on corruption charges. Gift Marunda, 46, who is also Copac’s acting national coordinator is accused of depriving the constitution-making body of over $18 000...Read More
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Monday, 08 October 2012 11:05
HARARE - The Zimbabwe anti-corruption commission is embarking on a countrywide awareness campaign to help reduce rampant corruption that is threatening to derail economic growth. Zimbabwe is currently ranked among the worst corrupt nations in the world. According to the...Read More
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Monday, 01 October 2012 14:01
CAIRO - The last prime minister to serve under ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was referred to trial on corruption charges by an investigative judge, officials said. The charges against Ahmed Shafik, the runner-up in Egypt's presidential election, arise from allegations...Read More
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Monday, 17 September 2012 13:04
HARARE - As Zimbabweans celebrate four years since the birth of the coalition government, corruption seems to be floating alongside, eroding whatever good the few straight jacketed officials could have achieved. The Government of National Unity (GNU) formed through the Global...Read More
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Wednesday, 05 September 2012 11:52
HARARE - Industry and Commerce minister Welshman Ncube faces a “corruption” probe over the $750 million Essar Africa Holdings (Essar) takeover of the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Zisco). This came up as his Zanu PF and mainstream Movement for Democratic...Read More
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Tuesday, 28 August 2012 11:48
HARARE - Harare deputy mayor Emmanuel Chiroto, whose story of rags to riches has caused consternation in the capital, is one of the 12 councillors expelled by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC. The dismissal followed an audit led by the...Read More
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