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Zimbabwe ‘lectures’ Botswana on anti-corruption

Mthimkhulu PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Mthimkhulu PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

It will come as a shock to many that while Botswana has always been doing way better than Zimbabwe in corruption ratings, Zimbabweans were in the country this week to ‘lecture’ civil society on how to be part of the fight against corruption.

Botswana through the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) this week hosted the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) in commemorating the Anti-Corruption Pitso under the theme: The fight against corruption 29 years and beyond: What has been the role of civil society?

In his welcome remarks, the Assistant Minister for State President Dumezweni Mthimkhulu said the Anti-Corruption Pitso is pursuant to an agreement made during the Bi National Commission 3rd Session held in February 2022 as well as DCEC-ZACC Memorandum of Understanding which effected in December 2019. “Following the signing of MoU, the two organisations have held several exchanges, one being the commemoration of the Africa Anti-Corruption Day 2022 that I officiated at, where we hosted the Zimbabwean delegation.

Editor's Comment
Boko should stop the fighting and start the delivering

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