HARARE, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The chairman of Zimbabwe's Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) Job Whabira and all commissioners resigned Thursday, chief secretary to President Mnangagwa and the cabinet Misheck Sibanda announced.
The body has the constitutional mandate to fight crime and corruption. President Mnangagwa has declared the fight against corruption among his government's top priorities.
President Mnangagwa has accepted the resignation of the chairman of the ZACC with effect from Jan. 31, 2019. Furthermore, the president accepts the resignation of the rest of the ZACC commissioners with effect from Jan. 31, Sibanda said in a statement.
He said all the commissioners had gone on leave pending finalization of their terminal benefits.
In the meantime, Mnangagwa will shortly appoint a new chairperson for ZACC and requested for nominees from Parliament's Committee on Standing Rules and Orders for appointment of the rest of the Commissioners, Sibanda said.
"The President extends his gratitude to Whabira and the Commissioners for the sacrifice and efforts they rendered to the country in working towards the elimination of the scourge of corruption which threatens to tear apart the very fabric and ethos of our society," Sibanda said.
