Fri, 15 Dec 2017 09:58:24 +0000 CORRUPTION is a global phenomenon that causes poverty, obstructs development and drives away investment. As expected, Zambia, like other African countries, has not been spared from this scourge, which has debilitating effects on the economy and the welfare of the citizens in general. Evidence shows that the phenomenon harms poor people more than others as it diverts critical funds from healthcare, education, agriculture and other public services. It is against this backdrop that we totally support demands by stakeholders in the fight against corruption that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) be given more clout to effectively fight this problem which is undeniably widespread in the country. Indeed, the ACC needs more teeth to prosecute without fear or interference, otherwise left in its current state, the organisation could be likened to a toothless bulldog that has been failing to successfully prosecute high profile cases. One of the ACC’s bottlenecks at the […]
