国际英语资讯:Corruption grave concern in Africa: Zimbabwean Vice President
<p><span word="JOHANNESBURG">JOHANNESBURG</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 23-- <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Emmerson">Emmerson</span> <span word="Mnangagwa">Mnangagwa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="aggressively">aggressively</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensue">ensue</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="investments">investments</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>-<span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</span>, <span word="Mnangagwa">Mnangagwa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span> (<span word="but">but</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="region">region</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Transparency">Transparency</span> <span word="International">International</span> (<span word="TIZ">TIZ</span>), <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>, <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="offenders">offenders</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="continuously">continuously</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="continually">continually</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>," <span word="Mnangagwa">Mnangagwa</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="untapped">untapped</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p>
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