The Public Policy
Research Institute of Zimbabwe (PRIZ), a think tank organisation based in
Bulawayo in collaboration with Bulawayo Agenda (BA), Bulawayo Progressive
Residents Association (BPRA) and National Youth Development Trust (NYDT) will tomorrow
(Thursday 20 February 2014) host a meeting to discuss corruption in parastatals.
The meeting, to be held at Rainbow Hotel from 0900-1200 hours seeks to
deliberate on the challenges facing parastatals in the country and how civil
society can play a more effective watchdog role in the sector in light of
revelations of corruption, mismanagement and looting. It will dwell on public
accountability and corporate governance issues.
The meeting shall run
under the theme “Fostering Public Accountability and Corporate Governance in
Zimbabwe: Unpacking the “Salary Gate” in State Enterprises and Parastatals.” The speakers are; Dr Gorden Moyo (MP)
legislator and former minister of Parastatals and State Enterprises, Dr Peter
Nkala, Director of the Institute of Development Studies at NUST and Dr
Cornelius Ncube who lectures at Lupane State University. Invited guests include
journalists, members of civil society, academics, the business fraternity, church
leaders and members of the public.
The meeting comes at a
time when a number of state enterprises and local authorities have been dogged
by allegations of corruption and misuse of funds through huge salaries by
senior managers.
Regards
Information Department
Bulawayo
Progressive Residents Association
Bus. Tel: +263 9 61196
Cell: +263 772 516 729
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