1. Overview Public views on corruption are of critical importance. They offer significant insight into how corruption affects lives around the world. Transparency International believes it is crucial to present the public’s perspective on corruption – for it is they who suffer its direct and indirect consequences. At the same time, Transparency International encourages the public to play an active role in stopping corruption and improving governance. To this end, this survey also probes public willingness to engage with the fight against corruption. 1,014 people were surveyed in Zimbabwe between 26 April and 5 May 2011 by TRS through Gallup International. The data were weighted by age, gender and region to represent the population of 5,900,000 Zimbabweans. 4