Ques: Given the fact that you are seen as a visionary leader how far do you think you have gone to transform public services and the nation as a whole? Ans: Well the object of my Government was to effect changes in the way we do things in the country; the governance and the structure [...]
New Africa Analysis got the opportunity to speak to the head of Sierra Leone’s Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), Joseph Fitzrald Kamara. Here’s what he had to say about his work, the relationship with the government, the NASSIT case and the public’s perception of the ACC. On taking the role six months ago he says ‘I [...]
A swizz commodity trading company has come under scrutiny for tax irregularities by one of its subsidiaries in Zambia. A leaked audit report reveals the mining company, Mopani Cooper Mines plc is shifting profits out of the country in order to minimise its tax bill. Swiss giant Glencore International AG has a 73 per cent [...]
For decades Swiss banks have been used to hide away the vast fortunes of corrupt Presidents and despots. At any one time billions of dollars were secreted in Swiss bank vaults while the people of the countries from whence the money came lived in abject poverty. But the times they are a’changing! The Swiss Government [...]
Concerns are being raised over the prosecution for criminal defamation and harassment of journalist Abdou Latif Coulibaly resulting from his investigative reporting on corruption and human rights violations in the country. Coulibaly is an outspoken critique of financial scandals, embezzlement cases, and irregularities in public contracting in the country. He is a founding member of [...]
Christopher Taute, the Mayor of the municipality of Hassequa in the south of the country admitted on Tuesday 1st February of using his title of Mayor in order to raise funds for the ANC party, to which he belongs. The mayor also utilized state property for party political purposes by using the Council’s letterheads for [...]
