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ACC probes border bribe, facilitation fee scams
Zambia’s Anti-Corruption Commission has launched investigations into alleged bribery and demands for facilitation fees at Chirundu and Livingstone border posts.
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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has instituted investigations into alleged solicitation and payment of bribes and facilitation fees at Zambian border posts.
The ACC said it was seriously concerned about a video circulating on social media in which a frequent cross-border traveller alleged solicitation and payment of bribes and facilitation fees at border posts, with particular reference to Chirundu and Livingstone (Victoria Falls).
This is according to a statement issued by ACC Head of Corporate Communications Joseph Mwenya yesterday.
“The Commission treats these allegations with the gravity they deserve. Corruption at ports of entry damages Zambia’s standing as a reliable destination for trade, investment and tourism.
“It increases the cost of doing business, delays…
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