WHEN THE UNITED STATES Embassy in Monrovia issued a statement last week questioning the seriousness of the Liberian Senate over placing a warlord, Senator Prince Johnson, over the Committee on Defense and National Security, Deputy Information Minister for Public Affairs, took to Facebook in a bid to term the statement as hypocritical. HE POSTED, “Simple […]
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The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and the Public Procurement Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA) have come under spotlight for failing to crack a whip on Fresenius Medical Care, which is embroiled in myriad cases bordering on bribery and corruption across the globe. The German-based provider of medical products and services was recently charged for bribery and […]
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is hunting for former Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) acting chief executive officer Moses Julius Juma who is on the run after losing a High Court appeal against his conviction and sentence for abuse of office. Juma was first arrested in 2016 for abuse of office but was released after […]
Senior Reporter The police want a greater role and unhindered access at airports to help prevent criminals smuggling out gold and other minerals in their luggage as many now enforcing smuggling rules are not trained or experienced in general law enforcement. Commissioner General Godwin Matanga yesterday told a joint sitting of the parliamentary portfolio committees […]
Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has admitted the country was losing millions of dollars in foreign currency through mineral leakages due to porous national borders and poor security detection equipment at entry and exit points. He also blamed poor coordination among state security agencies for fuelling the illicit trade. The police chief was speaking Thursday when […]
Harare magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje has set June 7 as the trial date for former Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Petronella Kagonye on allegations of fraudulently parceling out stands to desperate home-seekers. Kagonye is facing four counts of fraud, one of theft and another one of criminal abuse of office.
Senior Court Reporter FORMER Harare mayor Herbert Gomba wants the courts to throw away the charges against him of corruptly altering an approved layout plan before allocating it to another user sometime last year, saying the State’s allegations do not show that there is a criminal offence in the first place. Gomba, through lawyer Mr […]
Parents and guardians with pupils attending Catholic-run Gokomere High and Primary schools, have approached the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) demanding an audit of the learning centres’ finances while complaining standards were “nose-diving”. The two Masvingo-based schools are some of the best performing learning centres in Zimbabwe. The petition was addressed to the ZACC executive secretary […]
The federal government has tasked multinationals operating in Africa and foreign countries who have been conduit pipes for illicit financial flow from Africa to block the leakages. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed made the call at the International Conference on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) & Asset Recovery held virtually. She said the multinationals […]
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Kenya: Nowhere to Hide for Ghost Teachers
The days of ‘ghost’ teachers who reap where they never sowed could be numbered following the launch of a new biometric registration system that is intended to weed out rogue tutors. The biometric database is also intended to help the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) address staff shortages as well as lock out those with questionable […]
The Federal government says over 70 per cent of corruption cases in the country are perpetrated by persons who use anonymous companies. It however, disclosed that over $1 billion had so far been recovered by governments using beneficial ownership data. The minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo disclosed this on Monday in […]
The Public Appointments Committee (PAC), meeting on Monday, has eventually confirmed ombudsman Martha Chizuma as director general for graft-busting body the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) after it had earlier rejected her with abysmal scores. Last week PAC, using a scoring procedure during interview confirmation, scored Chizuma 14.9 which was less than the minimum 17 mark […]
Court proceedings at the kick-off of Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial were swift and clinical on Monday, with a postponement to May 26. Ace Magashule, Carl Niehaus, Bongani Bongo, Tony Yengeni and former North West premier Supra Mahumapelo were among his VIP supporters who crunched into the courtroom ‘A’ gallery. The Pietermaritzburg high court heard on […]
Abuja — Taking a stand against corruption and in defense of the national interest is a tough and risky call. Patriotic technocrats and principled Nigerians who head critical public institutions and chose to uphold the tenets of transparency, accountability, while leading historic reforms to make a difference put their lives, families, and reputations at great […]
Stolen funds recovered from past public officials and stashed in foreign countries, totalling $6.5billion, have failed to address Nigeria’s development gaps despite 19 years of recovery efforts. Nigeria is one of the countries affected by the $89 billion lost annually by African countries through illicit financial flows. A major effect of this is a widened […]
Local Government Minister July Moyo has suspended Victoria Falls Town Clerk Ronnie Dube who faces corruption charges which are before the courts. Moyo, who has been accused by councillors of overbearing control on the affairs of the local authority, had written to council a few days ago seeking clarification on a raging conflict between city […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that the fugitive, Gimba Yau Kumo, declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practics Commission (ICPC) over an alleged $65 million fraud is no longer his son-in-law. The ICPC yesterday began a manhunt for Kumo over alleged fraud, committed with two others, while he was the Managing Director, Federal Mortgage Bank […]
Abuja — The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal yesterday set aside the conviction of four companies allegedly connected with the former first lady, Patience Jonathan. A three man panel of the appellate court presided over by Justice C. N. Uwa in a unanimous decision nullified the judgment of a Federal High Court in […]