CORRUPTION kills. And not just reputations, it kills people. Across Africa, corruption robs hospitals of medicine, classrooms of books, and communities of clean drinking water. It is not an exaggeration to say that corruption has killed more people than all communicable diseases combined. When clinics go unstaffed, roads remain death traps, and basic services collapse under the weight of stolen public funds, the results are fatal for the poor and vulnerable. That is why corruption must not be viewed as a mere “governance failure,” but as an active, systemic violation of human dignity. As Zambia joined the rest of the continent to commemorate Africa Anti-Corruption Day, the message delivered by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director General Daphne Chabu was timely, as...