A group of governance and human rights advocates has launched a new citizen-led organisation aimed at confronting what it describes as a national “mindset crisis” underpinning Malawi’s economic and political struggles. The Platform for Mindset Change (PMC), established in March 2026, describes itself as a “business unusual” non-governmental organisation, seeking to build a grassroots movement against corruption, dependency and what it terms mediocrity in public life. In an interview with Nyasa Times on Tuesday, PMC interim chairperson Ollen Mwalubunju argued that Malawi’s difficulties go beyond economics. The nation is at a breaking point; trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty, dependency, debt and aid, corruption, cronyism, tribalism, nepotism, connivance and mediocrity,” he said. Without progressive mindset change, the nation will continue to sink.