HARARE — The Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF) has signed an integrity pledge with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) to strengthen transparency, accountability, and ethical leadership in managing public assets.
The signing ceremony took place at MIF’s headquarters in Harare on Wednesday.
MIF chief executive officer John Mangudya said the pledge demonstrates the Fund’s institutional commitment to fighting corruption and embedding ethical principles in its governance systems.
“This pledge symbolises our commitment to uphold the highest ethical standards and to integrate anti-corruption controls within our governance, procurement, and investment processes,” Mangudya said.
He added that corruption undermines economic growth and public trust.
“We view this not as compliance, but as a commitment to uphold ethical standards in every transaction and decision that defines our operations,” he said.
Mangudya said the move aligns with national priorities under National Development Strategy 2 (NDS2), which emphasises transparency and accountability in managing public resources.
“These principles are embedded in our governance framework and ethics programmes to ensure Mutapa remains a credible and value-driven investment institution,” he added.
ZACC chairperson Michael Reza commended the initiative, saying integrity is central to national development.
“Each one of you, as stewards of the nation’s resources, carries a sacred duty to uphold transparency and accountability. Integrity is not just a declaration — it is the foundation of public trust,” Reza said.
He revealed that ZACC has so far facilitated 30 corporate integrity pledges — including those by ZINARA and GMB — and collected more than 27,000 individual pledges from senior government officials and public servants.
“Such efforts are crucial in strengthening integrity within the public sector as we pursue Vision 2030,” Reza said. — NewsDay
