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Home > Zimbabwe: Anti-Corruption Crusade 'An Election Gimmick'

Contributor [1]
Thursday, January 29, 2004 - 02:00
Categories: 
Corruption [2]
Issue Number: 
141 [3]
Article-Summary: 

The ruling Zanu PF party's talk and hype about stamping out corruption in Zimbabwe is just "a puff in the wind" meant to hoodwink gullible voters as the country prepares for next year's general elections, analysts have said. The analysts, who spoke to The Standard, expressed scepticism about Zanu PF's commitment to weed out corruption and also questioned the timing of the anti-corruption drive.

Category: 
Governance [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/corruption/19673 [5]
Country: 
Zimbabwe [6]

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