Postal service closures show Mozambique is a star pupil of western capitalism

Historic post office buildings spread across Mozambique have become more valuable than the postal service itself. In 2022, the post will be discontinued and the buildings sold, amid suspicions the buyers will be key figures in the ruling Frelimo party. For three decades, writes Joseph Hanlon, the IMF, World Bank, US and UK have set a precedent for how Mozambique’s rulers should behave, and now there is potential for the pupil to become the teacher.