Zimbabwe's anti-corruption watchdog just dropped its second major strategy to fight graft over the next five years. The commission held a workshop to validate the plan, which targets mining, government contracts, schools, and data systems as the riskiest areas for shady dealings.
The strategy rests on five main ideas: better laws, stronger institutions, tougher enforcement, less public vulnerability, and sector-specific fixes. They consulted over 1,500 people across all 10 provinces to build the thing. The principal compliance officer said they want full-chain enforcement from catching crooks to seizing their assets, with undercover ops and wealth probes in the mix.
But the commission chair acknowledged serious roadblocks like budget problems, weak institutional support, and pushback against reforms. They claimed the previous strategy hit over 61% of its targets, and the new one needs buy-in from government, civil society, and businesses to work.
The strategy rests on five main ideas: better laws, stronger institutions, tougher enforcement, less public vulnerability, and sector-specific fixes. They consulted over 1,500 people across all 10 provinces to build the thing. The principal compliance officer said they want full-chain enforcement from catching crooks to seizing their assets, with undercover ops and wealth probes in the mix.
But the commission chair acknowledged serious roadblocks like budget problems, weak institutional support, and pushback against reforms. They claimed the previous strategy hit over 61% of its targets, and the new one needs buy-in from government, civil society, and businesses to work.
