P erennial drought made it hard for Ruth Lamya of Lusinje Village in Ntcheu District to produce enough maize for her family of seven. “Prolonged dry spells often scorched the crop just when it was tasseling,” she states. “As a result, I seldom yielded enough to take us to the next harvesting season.” Lamya, a
May 5, 2021 Tiwonge Kumwenda Mhango 4 Comments
Barely five days after the Public Accounts Committee (Pac) of Parliament ordered the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 to recover all allowances that were paid to the country’s Leader of Opposition (LoP) Kondwani Nankhumwa within seven days, some people in Kasungu are saying that he “is not more equal” and should, therefore, “step down from the position.”
Nankhumwa: under fire for Covid 19 allowances
Last week
Nyasa Times reported that Nankhumwa, who is also parliamentarian for Mulanje Central Constituency, is being asked to pay back K3.6 million which he falsely pocketed in Covid-19 allowances and fuel refunds.