Malawi Meets Resistance in Removing 'Ghost Workers'

The Malawi government is the latest African country to undertake a head count as it seeks to remove ghost workers from its payroll. Malawi follows countries like Kenya, Nigeria and Cameroon, as it seeks to root out waste and corruption in public finances. But civil servants complain that the requirements are excessive - referring to the demand that they submit original academic and professional certificates, letters of employment, identity cards, recent pay slips and bank statements,...

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