The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-led administration says it is committed to restoring a free media environment, including reopening several radio and television stations that were shut down during the previous regime.
Some economic and social analysts have warned that the traditional familiarisation tours carried out by newly appointed cabinet ministers could undermine the government’s newly introduced austerity measures if allowed to continue unchecked.
The Ministry of Industrialization, Business, Trade and Tourism has maintained the earlier ban on the exportation of maize and maize products to other countries in a bid to ensure adequate local supply for government purchases.
In Thyolo’s rolling hilly terrain, where once children learned under trees and dusty thatched shelters, a quiet revolution is unfolding.
People in Masambanjati, Thyolo, continue to face challenges in accessing justice as the local court remains non-operational.
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