BRITISH High Commissioner to Zambia Nicholas Woolley says President Hakainde Hichilema has in his first 100 days in office taken vital steps in the fight against corruption. Speaking at the Zambia Anti Corruption Conference Programme, Tuesday, Woolley welcomed President Hichilema’s renewed vigour and drive to address corruption. “Corruption is a global challenge that affects all of us [and] the world over. Corruption stands in stark contrast with our shared values of openness, transparency, business integrity and development objectives. The illicit financial flows that flow from the corruption, drive and enable every other form of serious and organized crime including terrorism financing. Serious organized crime costs the UK over £37 billion a year and it is responsible for more deaths in…...

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