PUTTING THE LID ON CORRUPTION, BAD GOVERNANCE By Joseph Kayira | 4 January 2024 Corruption is evil, yet it is generally accepted as a way of getting things done – especially in the civil service. Corruption is the reason the economy has remained stagnant for close to 60 years now. It is also the reason poverty has permeated through society’s stratum, leaving millions prone to de-humanising effects of poverty. It is important to acknowledge that corruption is a serious problem in Malawi; and that it goes beyond the civil service. Corruption has quickly spread to other sectors of the economy, including the private sector. Stories are bound of politicians and businessmen who connive with public officers to defraud government. Past and present cases reveal how civil servants, politicians and businesspersons have seized by dishonest or fraudulent conduct, government resources and diverted them into their personal bank accounts. Chizuma: Heads the ACB (Photo Credit: Internet) The Cashga...