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ANNUAL REPORT 2 0 2 3 - For Justice For Peace

14 Oct 2024

Page 6 Annual Report 2023 Corruption and Social Justice in Mozambique In Glenister II, the Constitutional Court observed that corruption “undermines the ability of the government to meet its commitment to fight poverty and to deliver on other social and economic rights guaranteed in [the] Bill of Rights.” The Court’s insight should serve as a reminder that despite the political spectacle of high-p. [...] On 24 May 2023, the Constitutional Court dismissed the appeal and paved the way for Mr Chang to be extradited to the USA to face prosecution on 12 July 2023. [...] Reforming the Public Service Commission In the last year, two bills were tabled that sought to reform the Public Service Commission (PSC), which section 196 of the Constitution has created to monitor the public service. [...] This not only sells short the PSC’s potential to act as an independent check on the appointment powers of members of the executive, it also goes against government’s own policy position set out in the National Framework Towards the Professionalisation of the Public Sector. [...] This is especially so in the case of the Bill’s proposed national head of the public service in the Presidency, who is poised to be an influential actor in the public service.
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