An evaluation of Namibia’s anti-corruption laws and their effectiveness: A contemporary legal perspective
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2024
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University of Namibia
Abstract
This study evaluated Namibia's institutional, legal, and
policy frameworks as to how well they function together to
fight corruption. There is no question that corruption has an
impact on economic development in terms of economic
efficiency and growth and hinders the equitable distribution
of resources across the population, leading to an increase in
income disparities and undermining the efficacy of social
welfare programmes, which in turn prevents economic
growth, prosperity, and the eradication of poverty. It is
necessary to have strong institutional, legal, and policy
frameworks to effectively tackle corruption. Namibia has
created national anti-corruption structures. In terms of the
Anti-Corruption Act, Act No. 8 of 2003, the Anti-Corruption
Commission (ACC), an independent agency, was established
with the mandate to combat and prevent corruption in
Namibia, amongst others. The legal regime on corruption in
Namibia is contained in other Acts of parliament, the
Prevention of Organized Crime Act, Act No.10 of 2004, and
the Financial Intelligence Act, Act No.13 of 2012. However,
the effectiveness of Namibia’s legislative and institutional
framework in fighting corruption is still up for debate. The
Anti-Corruption Act is the primary legislation, giving a wide
and all-encompassing definition of corruption. Namibia has
several institutions geared at preventing corruption or
guaranteeing adherence to various legal frameworks in
addition to the legal frameworks themselves. These
institutions' contributions to the fight against corruption will
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be examined in this study. This study examined numerous
innate weaknesses and gaps that may prevent Namibia from
effectively tackling corruption in its final analysis. The study
concludes that Namibia needs the right institutional, legal,
and policy frameworks in place before it can effectively
combat corruption. To combat corruption in Namibia, this
study recommended that new policies be developed, existing
policies be reviewed, and existing institutional and legal
frameworks be strengthened
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A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of master of laws
Keywords
Anti-Corruption Act, Namibia, Policy frameworks, Eradication of poverty, Impact on economic development