{"id":96412,"date":"2024-07-12T12:26:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T10:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/calls-for-whistleblower-protection-law-grow"},"modified":"2024-07-12T14:51:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T12:51:00","slug":"calls-for-whistleblower-protection-law-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/calls-for-whistleblower-protection-law-grow","title":{"rendered":"Calls for whistleblower protection law grow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>GOVERNMENT should prioritise the crafting of legislation that protects whistleblowers amid concerns that Zimbabwe has not enacted such a law almost two decades after signing the Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement during the commemorations of the 8th Africa Anti-Corruption Day yesterday, Transparency International-Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights called on the Zimbabwean government to prioritise a law safeguarding whistleblowers.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the commemorations were held under the theme Effective Whistleblowers Protection Mechanism: A Critical Tool in the Fight against Corruption.<\/p>\n<p>The organisations said the commemorations should act as a reminder to government that the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC) enjoins State parties to protect whistleblowers<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[We] note with concern that after more than 20 years of the AUCPCC, Zimbabwe has not taken tangible measures to domesticate its provisions by enacting a whistleblower protection law,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurther, note with great concern that whistleblowers across the country continue to face severe adverse consequences daily for their bold and urgently needed contribution to anti-corruption efforts in Zimbabwe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission chairperson Michael Reza and Prosecutor-General Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo have joined the rest of Africa in commemorating the day.<\/p>\n<p>Reza said whistleblowers were crucial because they were the source of the information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it is imperative that as a country, we put in place whistleblower protection mechanisms and I am happy that as a country\u2019, we have started putting in place the whistleblower protection mechanisms,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we must move fast because corruption is also moving faster than the Bill and I implore our government to move faster so that we arrest this vice, which has actually destroyed our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. GOVERNMENT should prioritise the crafting of legislation that protects whistleblowers amid concerns that Zimbabwe has not enacted such a law almost two decades after signing the Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption. 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