Malawi’s rapidly rising public service wage bill is now threatening to choke national development, as government projects it will hit a staggering K1.6 trillion in the 2025/2026 financial year, up from K479.6 billion in 2021/2022—a shocking 234 percent increase in just four years. The figures were revealed on Friday by Minister of Information Shadreck Namalomba, […]

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