Africa-Press – Malawi. A recent survey by Afrobarometer, a governance research body under the University of Malawi’s Centre for Social Research, has shown that the majority of Malawians believe current economic conditions are “very bad.”
About sixty percent of respondents to the Afrobarometer opinion poll show that the situation remains volatile while 45 percent believe the situation will be “much worse” in the short to medium term.
The report, signed by investigators Joseph Chunga and Maxton Tsoka, indicates that 52 percent of the respondents are of the view that the economy is “much worse” than it was a year ago and 35 percent believe the government should focus on revamping the economy before focusing on other problems.
Speaking in an interview, Chunga said the perception of people is emanating from how the government is handling key economic problems such as rising prices of commodities and unemployment.
“The perception is linked to how people look at how the government is handling matters of the economy at the moment and those are explanatory factors on why people believe the economy is in bad shape,” he said.
Minister of Information who is also government spokesperson Gospel Kazako Wednesday told journalists that the government had seen the report, saying the government is working towards addressing challenges Malawians have been subjected to.
“We will revamp this economy and make it sustainable and we believe that if another survey can be made today, the results will be different,” he said.
Economist from the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences Betchani Tchereni said the Tonse Alliance administration needs to work on the thorns that people are complaining about.
Justin Mkweu is a fast growing reporter who currently works with Times Group on the business desk. He is however flexible as he also writes about current affairs and national issues.
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