Mnangagwa promises zero tolerance for corruption in his first national address
The Zimbabwean president says he is committed to a free and fair election in 2018, and that the ‘albatross’ of a bloated public sector is to be streamlined
Harare — On Wednesday, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised zero tolerance in his government’s push to punish corruption that stifled political freedom and economic growth under Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule. Mnangagwa, giving his first state of the nation address since he assumed power last month following a de facto coup, has sought to draw a line under years of endemic corruption and impunity. Under pressure to deliver results, especially on an economy crippled by severe currency shortages, Mnangagwa said reforms of a bloated state sector would be launched in early 2018. With opposition parties calling for widespread political reforms before an election next year, he repeated a promise that his government would do everything in its power to ensure a credible, free and fair ballot. "Corruption remains the major source of some of the problems we face as a country and its retarding impact on national development cannot be over-emphasised," Mnangagwa told a joint sitting o...
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