Governance on the brink
…as Zimbabwe’s boardrooms descend into theatres of patronage
PHILLIMON MHLANGA In Zimbabwe, the corporate boardroom, a space meant for oversight, strategy, and accountability, has become a theatre of loyalty and mediocrity. What should be a merit-based selection process, rewarding competence and integrity, has instead devolved into a ritual of patronage, entrenching weak governance and exposing both public and private institutions to systemic risk….
