To join the campaign contact the following:
 | Campaign Focal Point | Obert Chinhamo |
| director@anticorruptiontrust.org | ||
| Telephone contact | +263(0)783011963 | |
| +263(0)717152535 |
 | Description of the Issue Impunity for grand acts of corruption is a huge problem that has far reaching consequences on development. Further impunity makes it difficult for any country to end corruption. Huge amounts of money are stolen with no action taken against the culprits. The Panama Papers in 2016, show how high profile Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) enrich themselves at the expense of the public whom they were elected to serve. This illicit enrichment takes place with the help of cross-border networks of accountants, lawyers, anonymous companies and banks as exemplified through the case of the Gold Mafia, exposed by Al Jazeera in Zimbabwe. Impunity is widespread in several countries that include Zimbabwe. In this campaign ACT-SA carries out research and uses the research to inform evidence-based advocacy against impunity. There are several instances in which cases committed by some high-profile appear to have been forgotten. This makes it urgent and important to end impunity in any country in the world |
| What is the proposed solution? ACT-SA starts by exposing cases in which impunity is deemed evident. Specific examples of cases showing convincingly that some individuals appear to be above the law were named and shamed in an ACT-SA report available online. In this report, some individuals, especially high profile politically exposed persons (PEPs) were never investigated regardless of evidence to the contrary. More to the point, they appear to have been rewarded since they continue to hold high decision-making positions, including legislative, judicial and executive functions as if they are clean. That way, ACT-SA believes that some individuals who are corrupt are perceived as role models in Zimbabwe. The organisation adopted some responses that include the following:’ 1- Giving mounting pressure to relevant authorities to investigate and prosecute the suspects without fear, favour and prejudice;2- That they be prevented from occupying any public position until they are cleared;3- That they be blacklisted and sanctioned nationally, regionally and internationally.4- That the SADC and UN set up Regional and International Anti-Corruption Courts respectively to prosecute such cases. |
| What has ACT-SA done? |
In support of the campaign, ACT-SA produced several publications to facilitate evidence-based advocacy. The following are some of the interventions:
 | HIGH PROFILE CORRUPTION CASES IN ZIMBABWE-1980- 2013: LEST WE FORGET EXAMPLES OF BAD LEADERSHIP AND BAD GOVERNANCE IN ZIMBABWE | Download |
 | 2019- THE STATE OF CORRUPTION IN ZIMBABWE: AS PERCEIVED BY THE CITIZENS OF ZIMBABWE | Download |
 | ZIMBABWE : Lest We Forget: Bad Leadership Examples for Accountability, Transparency and Integrity in Zimbabwe. -13 September 2012- | Download |
 | Drivers of Illegal Money Changers and the Cash Crisis in ZimbabweL CALL TO INVESTIGATE, ARREST, AND PROSECUTE ALL THOSE INVOLVED | Download |
 | ZANU PF Abusing and Politicising Public Servants in Zimbabwe | Download |
Responses in support and against the Campaign
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| Petition for Uebert Angel’s arrest | ‘Zanu PF officials interfere with prosecution of colleague’ | Mnangagwa must not exempt state entities from scrutiny | No political will to fight corruption’ |
| By The Standard | Jul. 15, 2019 | 21 February 2024 | By The NewsDay | Feb. 3, 2021 | | |
| ANTI-CORRUPTION Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) has written a letter of complaint to Prosecutor General Kumbirai Hodzi alleging lack of progress and interference by senior Zanu PF officials in a fraud case involving a Gokwe Zanu PF councilor. Read More | ANTI-CORRUPTION Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) has written a letter of complaint to Prosecutor General Kumbirai Hodzi alleging lack of progress and interference by senior Zanu PF officials in a fraud case involving a Gokwe Zanu PF councillor. Read More | GOVERNANCE watchdogs has demanded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa discard his gazetted General Notice 164B of 2024 which exempts 21 key state entities from complying with the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act, saying the government’s commitment to promoting transparency and accountability is questionable. Read More | THE Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) yesterday said there was lack of genuine interest, commitment and political will in Zimbabwe to expeditiously prosecute corruption cases involving high-profile individuals. Read More. |