Zacc flags corruption in govt

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission says criminal abuse of duty and fraud are the most prevalent crimes reported last year, with central government and local authorities recording the highest number of cases.

According to the Zacc 2022 annual report received by the Parliament of Zimbabwe recently, of the 684 reports received by the commission, 332 (48,50%) were about criminal abuse of duty and 247 (36,10%) fraud.

Theft or theft of property, which amounts to 29, money laundering (21), bribery (11), forgery (nine), extortion (six), tax invasion (six), smuggling (four), and three externalisation cases, are some of the reported cases.

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