accountability, xvii, 5, 7, 11, 22, 23, 25–29, 51, 52

Africa, xv, xvi, 7, 8, 20, 24, 28, 89, 240, 242, 244, 246, 247, 249, 254, 255, 268, 281

African Union (AU) Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Corruption 2003, 1, 2, 20, 21, 240, 244, 246

natural resources, xv, 272, 277

politico-economic degradation, xv

poverty, xv,, xvi, 24, 28, 44, 49, 102, 246, 273

Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Protocol against Corruption 2001, 2, 36, 63, 240

sub-saharan Africa, xv

African Development Bank, 27, 28, 249, 275

African Development Fund, 27, 28, 249, 275

Afro-pessimists, 7

Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit, 62, 64, 78

Asian Development Bank, 30, 31, 251, 275

Attorney-General, 41, 45, 47, 68, 69, 81, 100, 134, 267, 271

Bank of Zambia, 67, 79, 92

bad governance, 6, 21, 22

bail, 40, 41, 80, 81

Bill of Rights, 95, 101

British Broadcasting Corporation, 47, 48, 241, 254, 255, 276

British High Court, 45

London High Court, 48, 255

casual gift, 12, 15, 17

Chief Justice, 43, 73, 74, 91, 117, 256, 273

civil law, 55–57, 97, 101

common law, 79, 95, 97, 263, 264, 272

constitution, 95, 101, 135

constitutional effects, 95

constitutional enshrinement, 95

constitutional law, 22

constitutionalism, 11, 22–24, 26, 27

constitutionally, 27

unconstitutional, 101

criminal law, xviii, 18, 19, 55, 57, 97, 100, 101, 104, 239, 257, 258, 276

Criminal Procedure Code, 41, 81

mens rea,, 26, 56, 57, 258

democracy, 6, 23, 24, 249, 277, 280

development partners, 4

Director of Public Prosecutions, xii, xvii, 39, 40–42, 57, 62, 64, 68, 100, 244, 270, 272

Directorate of ACC, 53, 71–85

Director-General of the ACC, 61, 72–77, 79–81, 84, 85, 262, 273

disclosure, 41, 42, 53, 55, 78–80, 266