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The Ministry of Mines and Mining Development is reviewing administrative processes that create opportunities for corruption, with Permanent Secretary Dr Thomas Utete Wushe saying that removing bureaucratic bottlenecks and delays could reduce incentives for bribery in the mining sector, Mining Zimbabwe can report.
By Rudairo Mapuranga
Speaking on the sidelines of the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) Annual General Meeting in Harare, Dr Wushe said the Ministry, with support from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), was examining government business processes to identify and address procedures that expose the mining administration system to corrupt practices.
He said the exercise involved streamlining and shortening procedures while establishing clearer pathways for accessing government services, rather than relying solely on action against individuals involved in corruption.
“All we have tried to do with support from ZACC is to analyse each and every business process that lends itself to corrupt activities and try to streamline, to shorten and clear a pathway,” Dr Wushe said.
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He identified administrative backlogs, particularly those associated with verification processes, as one of the areas the Ministry was seeking to address.
Dr Wushe said delays in accessing government services could create opportunities for bribery as applicants seek to bypass queues by offering payments or other inducements to officials.
“For example, the decisive call to eliminate verification which created backlogs is going to contribute immensely to the reduction of corruption or corrupt activities since there will be no waiting list to jump,” he said.
He explained that prolonged waiting periods could prompt some applicants to offer inducements in exchange for preferential treatment, creating opportunities for corruption between those offering and those receiving such payments.
“Because if you have got a backlog and you want to jump the queue, you then offer an incentive to someone who will then make you jump the queue. So if there is no queue, there is no incentive to pay. So that’s how simple it is,” he said.
Dr Wushe also stressed that addressing corruption required accountability from both parties involved, arguing that those offering inducements were equally responsible for perpetuating corrupt transactions.
He said corruption was not confined to one sector or group of people but manifested across different sectors and relationships, calling on stakeholders to stop participating in corrupt activities.
“I am not a resident in one sector. Corruption manifests itself in different sectors and it reflects in a relationship that cuts across different interests. So my call and the Minister’s call is for everyone to stop engaging in corrupt activities,” he said.
The Ministry’s engagement with ZACC forms part of broader efforts to strengthen integrity and accountability in mining administration as the Government seeks to improve access to regulatory services and address practices that undermine confidence in the sector.
For small-scale miners and other operators who regularly interact with mining authorities, reducing administrative delays could improve access to government services while limiting opportunities for preferential treatment and bribery.
Dr Wushe said the objective was to make government services more accessible by removing unnecessary procedural obstacles.
“We are just making it possible and easier for people to access government services,” he said.