Namibia

Namibia has passed the Anti-Corruption Act, 2003 (Act No. 8 of 2003) and the Financial Intelligence Act, 2007 (Act No. 3 of 2007).

On 16 July 2003, the Anti-Corruption Act (Act No. 8 of 2003) was signed by the President. This Act provides for the establishment of an Anti-Corruption Commission that is empowered to investigate corrupt practices. The Anti-Corruption Act along with the Criminal Procedure Act, passed by Parliament in 2004, also provides for some protection to those who report corruption.

The 2006 Corruption Perceptions Index, published by Transparency International places Namibia 55th out of 163 countries worldwide. Namibia received a score of 4.1 out of 10, indicating that the country has corruption problems. In 2007 its score improved to 4.5, ranking 57th out of 179 countries. 

Global Integrity in its 2004 report placed Namibia 20th out of 25 countries in terms of public integrity and corruption. In its 2007 report it gave Namibia a Global Integrity Rating of 68 out of 100 (weak), however indicators for anti-corruption agency showed that in this category it was stronger than the median. 

Since the Anti-Corruption Commission started with its investigation activities in 2007 many cases have been investigated. At present 36 cases are with the Prosecutor General for prosecution. Trials in respect of some of these cases have already started before courts.