Dear Readers We are pleased to bring to you this edition of the ZimBriefing which focuses on State Capture and plunder of the country’s national resources at the expense of the majority who continue to wallow in abject poverty despite assurances of zero tolerance against corruption. It is quite apparent that Zimbabwe’s administration led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa has failed to walk the talk in the fight against corruption and looting of national resources. If anything,

By Nqobizitha Mlambo The constitution of Zimbabwe is considered to be one of the most perfect and progressive constitutions in Africa and indeed the world. Added to this, Zimbabwe has various legal and institutional frameworks designed to curb corruption and facilitate smooth and effective service delivery. However, despite the existence of a progressive constitution, laws and institutions designed to curb corruption, the country continues to perform badly when it comes to pr

By Bridget Mananavire IN November 2017, the Zimbabwe Defence Forces went into the streets under an operation to deal with “criminal elements” that they claimed were around the late former President, Robert Mugabe. They put Mugabe under house arrest for days while armed soldiers hounded other government officials that were close to him. The “new” government led by Emmerson Mnangagwa came in with a promise that it would deal with corruption heavy-handedly and that there would n

By Treasure Basopo Introduction Hellman et a l (2000:4) conceptualizes state capture as “the propensity of firms to shape the underlying rules of the game by ―purchasing decrees, legislation, and influence, or efforts of firms to shape and influence the underlying rules of the game (i.e. legislation, laws, rules, and decrees) through private payments to public officials.” In line with this conceptualization, state capture is used in the paper to refer to the use and abuse of