Political interference blamed for parastatal losses
Political interference and political appointments are crippling Malawi’s parastatals, leaving taxpayers to foot the bill for billions of kwacha in losses. A University of Malawi doctoral student in Human Resource Management, Bright Limani, says poor leadership, lack of merit in appointments and chronic underfunding are among the major reasons state-owned enterprises continue performing poorly. Limani...Bright Limani·Michael Kaiyatsa