Download or read book Effectiveness of Anti-corruption Agencies in Southern Africa written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study assesses the contribution of anti-corruption agencies and mechanisms to good governance and democracy. Based on interviews, field research, review of relevant literature, current debates and discussions, the study examines the following issues: legal framework and historical/political background; institutional framework; powers of anti-corruption bodies; comparative assessment of the independence of ACBs; anti-corruption monitoring; country context specific issues; and relationship/s between ACBs at regional, continental and international structures. The study was commissioned across the region in Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, with a view to strengthening anti-corruption efforts on the continent.