As the country's corruption watchdog continues seizing ill-gotten wealth, our reporter Wallace Ruzvidzo had an exclusive interview with former Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission Chairperson Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo just before she was appointed as the Prosecutor-General by President Mnangagwa last week.
JMM: ZACC is confident that ill-gotten proceeds of crime of more than USD1 billion are out there and will be recovered. The Commission has made tremendous strides thorough domestic and regional co-operation. Case files for asset recovery and forfeiture have been referred to the courts through the Asset Forfeiture and Recovery Unit . Working jointly with ZIMRA, ZACC through its Investigations Department has also engaged in"Operation No to Abuse of Civil Servants Rebate Scheme".
More than 60 parastatals have responded positively. Local authorities, both urban and rural have also responded positively. The Commission's monitoring system proves that at least 70% of parastatals and local authorities are now implementing the recommendations from the Auditor General's reports. The Commission continues to monitor and analyse the levels of compliance.