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Corruption-busting in Zimbabwe: why being a woman helps

5 March 2014 in Access to information, Accountability, Africa and Middle East, ALAC, Anti-corruption movement, Civil society, Cost of Corruption, Education, Health, Human rights, Impunity, People power, Politics and government, Poverty and development, Water, Whistleblowing, Young people

Saturday 8 March is International Women’s Day, and to mark the occasion we’re celebrating women corruption fighters across the world! All this week we’ll be interviewing some of the many remarkable women who fight corruption in our movement, and on Friday we’ll be profiling the women who spur YOU on to stand up against injustice. […]

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Truthful asset declaration a vital corruption-fighting tool

9 January 2014 in Accountability, Africa and Middle East, ALAC, Anti-corruption Conventions, Anti-corruption movement, Civil society, Cost of Corruption, Lobbying, Measurement and Research, People power, Politics and government

Many Zimbabweans feel that the lack of political will to enforce asset disclosure laws is aiding impunity by top level public officials in the fight against corruption, says a recent mini survey conducted by Transparency International Zimbabwe. This mini survey was prompted by the ongoing discussion and growing demand for public officials to declare their […]

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Saying No to Impunity in Zimbabwe

13 December 2013 in Accountability, Africa and Middle East, Anti-corruption movement, Civil society, Events, Impunity, People power, Young people

Transparency International Zimbabwe joined the world to commemorate International Anti-Corruption Day, which falls on 9 December every year. The festivities involved four flash mobs in four different locations around Harare. (A flash mob is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual act for a brief time and then quickly […]

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CPI 2013: Rule of law vital for Africa’s development

3 December 2013 in Accountability, Africa and Middle East, Anti-corruption movement, Civil society, Defence and Security, Measurement and Research, Politics and government, Poverty and development

This year the results of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) are not fundamentally different from those of the previous years: all but five Sub-Saharan African countries scored in the lower half of the survey. While these results may give the impression of little progress, it is important to highlight that over the years, some governments have […]

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5 ways we’re speaking out against corruption around the world

31 July 2013 in Anti-corruption movement, People power, Young people

While working on our Annual Report 2012, one thing stood out to me – ordinary people have the power to stop corruption. When people have the right tools and support, they will take action against corruption, and when they are given the space to speak out, they do. I’ve picked out five of my favourite […]

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Zimbabwe: Women make easy prey for corrupt politicians

15 February 2013 in Africa and Middle East, Human rights, People power, Politics and government, Poverty and development

Politicians in Zimbabwe are taking advantage of the fact women face existing legal limitations. Research shows that women, who often have lower incomes, have limited access to basic public services because they are less likely to pay bribes to get the services. This makes it difficult for them to acquire registration documents like a mining […]

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