Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Thursday appointed eight commissioners to run the Anti- Corruption Commission which aims to stem corruption in the country.

Abdulman Eric Harid, a former Commissioner of Taxes and the first black Comptroller and Auditor-General of Zimbabwe, chairs the body.

Corruption in Zimbabwe has resulted in massive resources being siphoned out of the country, further worsening the country's economic problems.

The government has declared war on graft, a move that has seen a number of senior government officials, bank executives and business people being arrested.

Others have skipped the country to escape the law. The country's Anti-Corruption Act came into operation on January 14, 2005.

Source: Xinhua