February 8, 2021 Wanangwa Mtawali-Nyasa Times 1 Comment
Minister of Lands, Kezzie Msukwa, said he is delighted with what he described as “passion” by some Malawians to contribute to the national target of planting 60 million trees within the 2020/2021 season.
Msukwa being assisted with planting a tree
Minister Kezzie Msukwa talking to journalists after planting his tree
Members of Mzuzu University Land Management Alumni Association pose for a group photo after planting trees
He said the gesture speaks to the aspirations of the Tonse Alliance led administration on good and sound environmental management.
Msukwa spoke Saturday in the Capital, Lilongwe, when members of the Mzuzu University Land Management Alumni Association planted trees in Area 13 Recreation Park along Lilongwe river, kick-starting their initiative to plant 4000 fruit trees in areas designated for tree belts within the capital.
December 28, 2020 Wanangwa Mtawali-Nyasa Times 1 Comment
Mzuzu University Land Management alumni, a grouping of 400 ex-students at the university, will plant more than 4000 fruit trees in areas designated for tree belts within the City of Lilongwe.
Some of the Mzuzu University Land Management alumni members
Charles Bakolo, who is one of the members of the grouping, told
Nyasa Times that the gesture is one way of contributing to the conservation of the environment.
Bakolo said the land management alumni already planted ten of the fruit trees at T&T Gardens in Area 25 during a symbolic planting ceremony, which was also a get together to enable the group plan a main planting exercise in February, 2021.