Fibre backbone project to help Malawi smoke out ghost workers in public service - Malawi Nyasa Times

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Iwe-Iwe Undibelekele Mwana

6 years ago

I would have expected the reporter to tell us timeline for this project and what are the actual tasks we should expect. The way the article has been written one could expect the project completed in 2063 same time for the Africa Agenda..

mkanda

6 years ago

I totally agree with most comments about dealing with ghostworkers. Mr President is that what your technical experts advised you to say, did not you see that it was a way of making you be part of this thing. May Mr President may to know that issue of ghostworkers, is deeply entrenched in the system in which you are part of. When the issues of crediting salaries directly to civil servants started, those in the corridors of power sang the same song you are singing today. Remember how monies were syphoned in what has become to be called cashgate? those… Read more »

Phaivale Elaponimo

6 years ago

True, this Chinese Fibre optic project is a white elephant. By the way, how many fibre optics does Malawi need? We have seen several of them being planted but without bringing any efficiency in IT at all. I hope these projects are not being touted just to siphon money from Govt. And of Coal power plant at Kammwamba, my advice is that Government must deploy experts to Botswana to study a similar plant by the Chinese. Botswana is already crying for a substandard coal plant there. Too many breakdowns. May be, Malawi should learn a lesson or two from the… Read more »

ANALYST

6 years ago

Ma fibre optic cables ambirimbiri kodi nzachani? Komanso mukuti zithetsa nkhani ya ma ghost workers? OK, namizanani m’mene mungathere!

Namanyaru

6 years ago

Kikikiki! Apa pokha ndikutsutseni Mr President. Any technogy is as good as the users, ghost workers are not created by pipo not lack of fast internet!!!!!
Kick out the thieving employees and you will have no ghost workers!
After all iyi si fibre optic network yoyamba in the country. Weve had ESCOM, MTL, Simbanet and zinazotero bring Fibre but we havent seen them resulting into faster and cheaper internet!
Apa mwangopeza mwai wotulutsirapo ndalama!! How much is your cut, 20% ?

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