Malawi shut down South African shops in tit-for-tat measures

1. 1. CONTACT and DIALOGUE is the only solution to sort out any kind of problem not bloodshed.

   2. GLOBALIZATION is everywhere including very rich countries like Brazil, Russia, Italy, China too depend on other countries. Mind you, South Africa, you are on the bottom line of the BRICS in the whole world though you are the Europe of Africa.

2. The fact that south african shops helps malawians shouldn’t mean that malawians will never demonstrate another day for better wages…….

3. Much as I don’t support the strategy used to voice concerns for Xenophobia in RSA, I would encourage a cold war against South Africa.
   1 produce more domestic consumables especially food stuff
   2 buy electronic goods from ISO listed companies from China. The Commercial attaché in Malawi embassy in China should assist here.
   3 promote local TV stations and improve their quality and stop buying viewing from Multichoice.
   4 improve our local banks like we did in the Kamuzu era: we had National, Commercial and New Building Society as main local Banks.
   5 improve our Agriculture and animal production for more quality crops and meat and milk
   6 give business to Malawian Buses and trucks to and from South Africa
   8 build two reputable med clinics so that our politicians and other people should receive medical attention right here at home.
   9 fly to RSA using Malawi air line
   10 buy drugs from other countries rather than RSA
   We can become self reliant by buying Malawian
   Mr Mwanamveka, this is your opportunity; take it up with your Boss and his vice.
   By the way the VP went to Israel to learn about modern methods of farming involving irrigation. Where is this now?????

4. Thats the right direction go on fans.

5. HOW DO YOU THINK KUTI AVUTIKA MUKASEKA MASHOP NDIFETOMWE WE ARE THE ONE WORKS THEIR

6. Most South Africans from my vitual observation; not rumours, do not fear God just as the way Malawians do,thats why they butcher others like pigs and dogs.Lets pray for them

7. Utilize their buses to repatriate our brothers and sisters, its another wickness that we can not survive without them. Plz just leave this stuation neutrol, this victims will repatriated today, tomorow they will be there, whats the benefit of devuaring 195 million kwacha. remember we have hitted with several natural disaster, hence no bumper harvest, apply much effort on this by filling all silos, ndizosabvuta zingofunika kuyiyamba ntchitoyo munthawi yake. Kupewa kusolora. Izinso kumalawi kuno zinachitika ku area 25, nchesi ku lilongwe

8. By the way, why did these activists pick on Shoprite, Game and PEP only? Do they know that these shops are not even liked by black South Africans who attacked our brothers and sisters because they are owned by white people who took over the economy during apartheid? I think most people who back this boycott have not read the South African history at all.

   Secondly, do these guys like CAMA and Mayaya and all of you who are just follwing them blindly know that we have men and women who travel daily to South Africa to buy commodities to sell us here in Malawi in the range of clothes, groceries, cars etc. Now what do we do? Do will also boycott buying from these Malawians because they are selling South African goods?

   Thirdly, do these guys even go to other grocery stores like SANA, Shayyan, Chipiku and even Metro and closely look at the shelves and the origin of the items in there? For examole, Kellogs Cornflakes, Milo, Cremora milk? Read the labelling and origin. Is it not South African?

   Fourth, do these guys know that Chibuku Breweries is South African? Why did they not say lets boycott drinking Chibuku on Friday for four weeks?

   Who is to blame for these products or companies to flood Malawi as they have since our 51years of independence? Why do we go to South Africa tikapeza ma order ku Central Government Stores, ku Escom or order ya mmwenye?

   Why? I would like CAMA, Mayaya and all sympathetic followers to answer the above questions and then continie with their black Friday nonsense next week. But they must include Chibuku taverns as well.

9. Why are you closing the Shops only,what about the banks?

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    Its just unfortunate that some peoples can behave like beasts.

11. BUT THEY WENT HOME AND WATCHED DSTV !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12. I dont think thats enough, isnt there anything more we can do to these people to demonstrate our anguish?

13. 61% of south africans are terrorists

14. Even all shop owned by SA if they can close down, owner will not be affected much financially, they have already made a name acheive a lot.CSO you must know is that shop owner are not donate any money to finance these barbaric act. A lot of people are supply goods and service to these shop, a part from those Malawian working therefore they are contribute a more than u may know. Even those returning will need support of those pple who are working from these shop and suppliers. These CSO are used to receiving and send back report with pictures to don regardless of the effects of they action. Pa mudzi pakachitika zovuta simumawocha munda ndi cholinga chosonyeza kukwiya ndi kukhu mudwakano.Mr Kapito think wise before you organise Black tues!Black frid if it will bring positive impact or not, Otherwise money you have from dons you could have used it to help these people with good ideas how they can start up the life again.

15. Akhristu achifwamba ku south africa siyani mkhalidwe umenewo

16. Lero aphedwe onse ine ndi m’modzi wachitetezo Nanga Ana athuwo aphedwa achitetezo awowo alikuti samangoonelera amalawiano chosani mantha mob justice mumachita ija tayiyamba more fire Ife pambuyo

17. why i found u kapito watching dstv in your house? then u went to withdrew cash at standard bank while driving ur quantam. Are not all these from south africa? stop kidding guys

18. We should stop completely buying from these south African and support our own people.They do not even add any value to the economy apart from employing their underpaid illtreated Malawian staff.Osalowamonso muma shop mwawomo.

19. Amalawi maaatha amzathuwa akafuna kupanga zawozo samapita ku police kukanena kuti, tikufuna kuyamba xenophobia. Even apolice awo akafika pamalopo amati: “tikachoka ife more fire. Amenyeni amenewa” imagine SA police?

20. South Africans must realize something here … these are consequences of their ruthless actions.. they have affected the whole world .. however, we need to be careful on how we treat those who sin against us, otherwise they way we treat them can also be a sin.. South Africa has totally ruined the history of Black Humankind ..

21. The person you call yourself chekucheku ndiwe mbuli yotheratu.The fact that some body is an illegal immigrant does not mean that he/she has no right to life.It is the job of immigration to sort out such issues not some illiterate Zulu thugs hacking foreigners with machetes.We support the idea of Kapito and Billy Mayaya.Despite Malawi being poor but we still need each other sometimes.

22. Chisoni ndi ulemu zimaotcha blanketi lili lako. Tikuphedwa kwawo, nanga ife chowapangila chisoni ndichani?. Tiyeni tikhale ozindikila!.

23. We can really do without these south Africans shops.We have vegetables of all types in Malawi,I wonder why some waste their time buying these south African vegetables.Malawians should learn to stand tall despite being poor.If we work hard and united we will get there as other countries have changed from poverty status to well to do countries.Palibe chonyengelera apa we can support our own peoples shop.They cant be killing our relatives just because of being foreigners in an African country.That is total bullshit.

24. Akawachotsa nchito amalawi ndiye akatenga aku Joniwo? Mantha opusa amenewo atatseka timashop tawoto mukuona ngati amalawi afa?aponyedwa ku sitima,aphwanyidwa mutu ndi mwala? Iwowo ndi amene akudzapanga ndalama kuno ali kuno chifukwa cha ife osati ife tili kuno chifukwa cha iwo ayiiiiiiii!
    Amalawi changamukani dalirani Mulungu osati munthu ayi.

25. Amalawi utsamunda unatha,bwanji timadzimangabe m’goli.zoona munthu angandaule kutsekedwa kwa ma shop kwa tsiku limodzi kuika patsogolo ntchito kuposa moyo wamunthu? Kodi mmayesa kumakhala ma holiday ndiye amati ntchito yatha?tsiku limodzi zoona abale athu aziphedwa ifemkumasekelera bola tili mu Game kapena Pep.Ooh ayi paja ena ifa ya anzawo amaiona ngati yophweka abale athu amene amwalirawo anayenera kukhala ndi moyo,Mzovetsa chisoni maganizo oipa kapena mumadana ndi ma CSO.mudzaziona akawachotsa ntchito anzanuwo mma shop month mukayamba ndinuyo zitsiru,alesi,odandaula blead osati moyo wamunthu.

26. Ine My Thinking Is That Most Of Our Cso Leaders Amadya Chamba More Especially Kapito And Mayaya. Morning U Wake Up And Switch On Your Dstv(south African) Eat Corn Flakes(south African) Drink Fusion(south African). Mr Kapito, Have U Seen How Many People Entered Chichiri Shoprite 2day After They Opened At Three. Malawi Can Not Do Without South Africa. We Have Peoples, Sana And Shayan Shops But People Still Go In Shoprite. This Only Tell U That U Cant Do Without South Africa. Tell Ur Illigal Immigrants To Come Back And Help Develop Malawi. What U And Ur Fellow Idiot Mayaya Did Will Not Change Anything At All. Kodi Mulibe Azikazi Anu Kuti Azikuletsani Zinazi Before U Do? Chamba Chanu Mudzisuta Bwino Pliz Mudzapenga Nacho Misala One Day.

    1. Very wise point Cheku Cheku. I agree with you 101 per cent

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28. My assessment of the situation is that the Zulu kind is the one inciting the violence against the foreigners, he calls them head lice. Jacob Zuma is one big coward tooo concerned with holding on to power. Blanket retaliation against all South Africans is just unreasonable and stooping down to the level of the thugs

29. I don’t know if some Malawians are insensitive towards this issue and I just cant understand why. Boycott SA goods just for a little while and this will send message to South Africans that even though they claim foreigners are stealing their jobs etc in their country, they should also know that those same foreigners are the biggest market for their goods and maybe perhaps then they will realize how significant we are to them and them to us and then they would give us the respect that we truly deserve. Malawians let us not be crass. This is a rational and reasonable request, boycotttt SA goods.

    1. But how do you boycott SA goods when goods in our own Metro, Sana, Shayyyan are imported from South Africa. Go inside these shops and you will notice that we hardly manufacture anything. Secondly, how do you only target shops, when in fact we have companies like MACSTEEL, Nampak, that are wholly South African. What about banks like Nedbank, Standard, Multichoice, Chibuku which are South African. Reason. Xenophobia was from blacks and poor blacks who look like us.

30. The poor savage Safricans were fighting Mwians most of them poor and with illegal entry (I can challenge u 75% of our brothers entered and stayed in SA illegally; sorry to say this) now so called civilised guys in mw r punishing innocent and civilized investers, is there any sense.truth is SA brings us investers illegally while mw send them poor job seekers, mostly thru’ illegal routes. Wake up

31. Grand standing by Cama! As if the violence had anything to do with South African commercial companies. The violence is perpetrated by mob rule against a soft target. Who cares if Shoprite Malawi looses business for a day, except Shoprite and the consumer who may now have to buy elswhere at greater cost. Its not as if the powers that be in SA are going to say ‘Wow Malawi have boycotted our shops so we had better stop the violence’ They must already be doing their best to do so and such actions can only be an irrelevance at best or an irritant at worst.

32. Mau Anthu odandaula akudyelera mu zionetsero ndi boycott ndi ofunika kwambiri. Ngakhale RSA isakhudzidwe komabe kulira kwathu kumveka. Osamangotsutsa Zilizonse; kukhala phwi abale athu ataphedwa ndi kupanda nzeru. Boycott oyee

33. GAME IS OWNED BY WALMART AN AMERICAN GROUP

    Well done all those that took part CAMA we can see you done your homework when u have been in the press and on the radio talking of game being South African

    If it was homework u would have FAILED miserably

34. Eureka!! CAMA …those are modern method operandi,good signals & a way to work out issues in this century,to compromise & understand on , SADC & AFRICA is not happy + other neighbouring brothers in continents affected…this is not 17th century..u can not retain life,jealous will take us nowhere,a spade is a spade..what we are saying is that NO COUNTRY can survive alone and thats why other countries helped during apartheid.

35. Chinese can replace all South African investment in Malawi in weeks. Try you will not regret.

36. Kukhala Osauka si chifukwa. Don’t enslave yourself. Be proud and live within your means. South African zulu are chasing ethnic children of their own ethnic group as long as they are born outside South Africa or hold allegiance to another state. Get it and be real. They are also chasing other ethnic groups as long as they are not .holding South African nationality. You can close all south african businesses in Malawi and still be alive. They gain more out of it than Malawi does, wake up yee people. Strangers like the Chinese can easily replace any South African investment in Malawi in WEEKS.

37. I think some of u are just commenting bcz your friend do so,nigeria,south africa,kenya,tunisia its true they are rich countries u talk of america and britain how many foregners are there from those african countries hav u ever heard that citizens are doing what the zulus are doing lets malawians unite and show the south africans that we also contribute to their economy how many companies from rsa are there in malawi what did they seen to open too much shops,may u dont know that had it been so many countries blamed rsa gvt this violence it coudnt been end

38. I dont understand why we are closing big & established shops like pep and shoprite when the ones committing xenophobic attacks are the low level “tsotsi”south Africans not the prestigious owners of big companies

    1. I also ask the same question. Poor reasoning! Dunderheads

39. Malawians are very poor at collective bargaining, even when it matters most. Who will die if shop rite, closed shop inMalawi?

40. Kapito,it’s not for us to understand u “umphawi”.Ngakhale atabwera kumadzatiphera konkuno tiziwanyengelerabe.A wake up call to the MW govt,nzika anutu zikuphedwa uko-tukulani dziko lanu!Kapito upangeso black Monday

41. Akapito Ndi Inu A Malaya Izi Putiputila Nazo Zinthu Zoposa Msinkhu Wathu. Tikanakhala Kuti Tokhatokha Timalembana Ntchito Wosati Kutonzana Ndikanati Mwapanga Maganizo Abwino. Game Ndi Shoprite Muli A Malawi Angati Amene Mukufuna Muwabweretsele Umphawi Mmabanja Mwawo Ngati Anuwakewa Atati Satsegulaso? Nanga Mma Bankimu, Stears Ndi Pep Store? Watchout Mr Kapito Look Shap Think Wisely U’ll Relise The Way Forward To End This Calamity Not These Stupid One. The President Has Already Guided U That Dilogue Is The Only Solution.

42. 1. My fellow malawians, we are sleeping and primitive in our ways; that’s why every where in the world sitilandikandila ulemu. Eve gvt it self doesn’t stand for its citizens living abroad. Look at how embarrassing is the R3000 issue on SA boarders and nobody in the world us asked to show that amount on entry into SA! how can gvt say people shudnt go to sa whilst there’s no jobs in Malawi.. And not everybody go there for jobs.. 2. Zulus in RSA are treating foreigners worst than how a beast would, I ask God to teach them a lesson! Say amen or aameen. 3. African presidents shud workup and work for African unity. Who ever stops is a giant FOOL. WE HAVE E.U, USA etc WHY NOT UNITED AFRICA????? WHITES SUCCEDED IN BRAINWASHING BLACKS AS THEY MADE US HATE ESCH OTHER, HOW FOOLISH!!!!!

43. Kapito & Mayaya i salute u. The south Africans are lucky that Mwakasungula is no longer active otherwise they could have faced fireworks .

44. Big up!kip it up Mr Kapito &Mr Mayaya

45. Pliz one more compony with bunos from south africa, paladin africa at kayelekera these people should go or die too just lyk our malawians. They hv taken up our jobs and we are jobless go to they country for jobs we are killed lyk coakroches fuck them. If goverment z quite we r to kill them.

46. I think if hundreds of protesters hold a vigil pa Chileka airport runway after south African airways have safely landed then it will be unable to depart for joburg .If they stay at the runway the whole night then if will have to depart the following day. This could be on news worldwide and such a delay would make the aircraft miss it’s next scheduled route translation to over k100million kwacha loss in revenue .refunds ..compensations and hotels.however next time demonstrate just one day not more give a very simple but clear message . Impact assessment…The loss of revenue due to boycotts by the companies in Malawi is a loss happening in Malawi economy but since the profits goes to south Africa it also impacts on south giants in rs a who have a louder voice I.e game. We should not boycotts for more than a day coz we aren’t making a financial statement but rather a political statement. This is the logic where the 1 minute silence comes from….not a 30 day moarning period no colourings no exagérations. A simple action well covered by media is loud enough..Our targeted audience is south African MMRS they make the laws we are not trying to burn a 150 million dollar south African aircraft or due à criminal act to prove a point we want Symphanthy

47. Malawians, why are we missing the obvious point? how long shall we continue to speak a divided language? The point which CAMA is trying to make is very simple yet crucial. ‘Black Friday’ solely aims at sending a simple message to South African government that we are very much disappointed with the current xenophobic attacks masterminded by some of her misguided nationals. It also aims at reminding them that much as we need them, they also need us even more and failure to respect this fact will defeat the whole purpose of regional intergration. In case I’ve missed the point, school me.

    1. You have really missed it. The poor reasoning of CAMA and Mayaya to target investments that have nothing to do with the poor blacks who attacked and killed our fellow blacks. An irrational strategy of targeting shops only when in fact we have banks, insurance companies, hotels that are wholly South African. Why not target Chibuku Breweries or the Chibuku tarvens, Chibuku is a South African company if you didn’t know. Why not Protea Ryalls Hotel? Why not the new hotel in Lilongwe, Peermont which will run the Bingu Hotel is from South Africa.

       Nanga why not ask Chipiku or Sarna to remove all the South Africa goods that are there? They sell all South African goods, except for fresh meat.

48. South Africa Cannot Stand On Its On, It Needs Suport From Other Countries, Thats Good Move And We Have Spoken

49. Closing South African shops? Who’s going to suffer? And for Christ sake, importing mpakana veg and meat? Why can’t we produce our own? Ulesi basi, pathetic.

50. Self stabbing, Jesus didn’t mean nothing by discouraging tit-tat

51. Malawi must negotiate with South African authorities on possible visa to be granted to Malawian job seekers for a period of time,eg:5years. This can help job seekers to attain legal status,where compesation claims can hold water in court, in case of xenophobic thing,not the illegal immigrant status. South Africa has laws to follow,try this,it can work.

52. You have my full support guys.

53. Bravo! Solidarity to make a point is what is being demostrated. We need each other even if the degree matters.

54. Nkhani ili apa tisaone zaulova wa anthu ogwira ntchito koma nashops asekedwe bas mpakana mpakana

55. In total support of the black Friday. Even if it means breaking the ties. How on earth would one tolerate this barbaric way of life. As a Nation we may be poor yes but not at the expense of loss of lives. SA has shown that it is not a true African Nation, how could they kill fellow blackman yet the whites are there free people.

56. Kodi ma organisers azimenezi mukuganiza bwanji? Nkhani imeneyi tangoyisiyani chifukwa mutipweteketsa tinakali konkuno, no one has ever stood on platform here accusing the king of his inciting remark on foreign nationals remaks,we know pple lost lives bt it could b worse than this, mfumuyi ndi ya ma savege ambili, kuipalamula ikhoza kubweretsa genocide in southafrica just lyk what hapened in rwanda, pliz, osangotengeka ndi ma organiser aboycot opusawa, we are here and we can see,

57. Kodi inu mukungoti bwe bwe bwe! Do you understand the basic principles of business. Who is important a customer or a vendor?
    Who is it that need to rely on the other the most, is it not a vendor?

    In case you did not know, know from today that we are their customers as such we are most important than them.

    It is very easy to get them replaced and there are plenty well established companies in the world who can come to do that business and do it even much better by providing a great service.

    Amalawi osamadziderera. Big up Kapito!

58. Anthu inu mukupanga ma comment mnzeru zikuchepa,kapena mantha? Mukuganiza atatseka mashop awo kuno ,kulibe ena angapange? Nigerias, egypitians, indians, jews, just mention a few, mudandaula Toyota,? Beforwad imagulitsanso magalimoto a tsopano, komanso black friday samathandauza kuti achoke kapena zifika mpaka kalekale, amangofuna kuti adziwe kuti we rely on each other, and southafrica government must put to stop this stupid action, Its zumas son, minister, and zulu king its almost ANC

59. Tiyeni nazoni,iwill comment pamapeto.

60. Primative Thinking. Does it make sense to protest against Xenophobia by practicing economic Xenophobia? CAMA are bunch of economic terrorists basi!

61. They wake up surprised and confused

62. Atithamangitsila matchona anthu.Nawo kuno ndi makwelekwele apite!!!!!!!

63. Ufulu wopanga demo wat is important is the message has been put across

64. Yosagwira imeneyi. Just like it is business as usual for Standard Bank, Old mutual, Nedbank, SAA and the like, ma bottle store ndi ma tarvern ali thooooo ndi mowa wa ku South from Chitipa to Nsanje – Hunters, Miller, Reds, Castle, Chibuku, etc ndipo zidakwa zikumwa as we speak. Black friday sinagwire ntchito because Mr Kapito was only tartgetting Shoprite, PEP and Game. Very myopic. When you talk of sanctions, you have to think broadly. I do not think this has had any impact at all.

    1. You are exactly right. This was a very poor strategy. It’s as if Malawi only has Shoprite, GAME and PEP.
       Not only that even our own Metro and PTC, go there and you will see that majority of the commoditoes are South African even coffee, we have Mzuzu coffee but you will note that people are buying Recoffy from Nestle (South Africa).

65. Kapito is a mad man, Malawians are people who believe in dialogue. Let us give the government a chance. Kapito is mad and confused. Malawians go to South Africa because of the poverty in Malawi. Mr Kapito tell your useless government to create jobs. That is the job for Mr Kapito and Mr Mayaya not going to closing shops. I disagree with Mr Kapito and Mr Mayaya

66. A Kapito mumafuna chiani mushop yomwe munalowamo? Mumafuna akupaseni chithumba chandalama? Makampani akaseka avutike si amalawi? Amalawi mungathe kuyendesa mashopuwa? Anthu ngati angachosedwe ntchito mashopuwa akaseka muzawalemba ntchito? Zakudya zovala zambiritu zimachokera ku South Africa, Kumalawi kuno mumapanga chiyani chotukulira dziko lathuli? Tooth pick yemwetu timaitanisa kunja.Malawi ndi dziko losauka momvesa chisoni moti boma liluza ndalama zochuluka kwambiri chifukwa anthuwa amalipiratu nsonkho ndalama zochuluka kwambiri. Malawi dziko lomvesa chisoni zedi

67. At least closure for one day was a good idea just to send a message to the South Africans. Apparently, they have forgotten that we looked after their ancestors during the Boer regime.

68. Malawians if Kapito has missed where to touch it is not important BUT paramount to this is the reason behind it. Malawians have lost lives and property and we just have to sympathise with them. No one has gone to break any shop but the language is typical of hate towards fellow Malawians, WHY ?

69. I have seen some very silly comments of this story, simply because people are missing the point here.Typical of Malawians we never thing before we speak.What will it hurt not to shop at these shops just for day?
    The problem with Malawians is there we are never united.
    The whole purpose is to show South Africa that what they are.have been doing to other Nationals is not right as well as that as Africans we need each other.
    People have lost lives and property in all this , I imagine that those making silly comments have not lost a loved one.
    What can we as Malawians think sensibly for once.
    Protests can be done is so many different ways. What South Africa is doing is so Stone aged and should not be condoned.And no we do not need South Africa more than it needs us, South Africa and Malawi both need each other.

70. Osatelo ine ndikuti kodi awa amene awasekera mashop wa amalawi ochuluka si alipa ulova pamenepa? Who can ran big shops here n malawi? Bwanji osalesa ma transporta omwe amanyamula ma victims wo? uchisiluwu tangokula nawo eti?

71. will you pay these people who are not working in these shops? do you think game imadalira malawi? useless cama. electricity and water demos fail. mukufuna akupatseni kenakake. useless

72. Most of Malawians who call themselves educated men and women are all fools,that’s why they can’t even understand what the Organisers of Black friday are saying.As a country, Malawi and Malawians need to grow and change all the old ways of doing things,Malawians have shown that they don’t mind other pipos problems that’s why they castigate the few who cares about other pipos,this is very bad bros and cctas let us be United and do everything together.LET US TELL SOUTHAFRICANS THAT WE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THE WAY THEY TREAT THE FOREINERS by supporting black fridays,pipo are dying others injured cos of ant forigners attacks but some SAns are also foriegners somewhere.

73. do u knooo d@ ther many shops im malawi evn zologulitsa malata ngati
    MACSTEEL mw LTD? ine naona ma shop awo niotsekula

74. These boycotts may not be as effective as we think. The guys committing xenophobic attacks don’t have any stake in the South African economy. If the SA economy was affected by these boycotts, their lives, already at rock bottom, wouldn’t get any worse. The only hope here would be to pressurize the SA government to arrest the culprits, but I hear that this is already taking place anyway.

75. Malaya a black mubvala nokha a Kapito ndi a Mayaya. A Kapito ndi a Mayaya, zoonela mayiko ena ngati Nigeria mutipweteketsa nazo. Nigeria is a rich country even if South African businesses pulled out they can survive. Don’t forget we are the poorest country in the world. Kodi a Game, Shoprite, Pep, Standard Bank, Nedbank, Steers, Debonaires, Toyota (SA asembled vehicles), Multichoice, South African Airways ndi amene anawapanga chipongwe abale athu? These companies are employing our brothers and sisters in Malawi, they are paying taxes in Malawi, rentals etc,; if they are fed up and decide to close mutatsegule ma business’wo ndi inu a Kapito? just wanting attention as usual!!

76. I share everybody’s disappointment with what is happening in South Africa. I also sympathize with all those who have been affected by the xenophobic attacks. I am not afraid to say openly that xenophobia has no place in the modern civilized world.

    Having said that, I believe that two wrongs do not make a right. As such, I have problems with those who are pushing for a boycott of South African businesses in Malawi. To me, they are simply narrow-minded. Have they asked themselves why Government always talks of attracting foreign investment? Isn’t is among others to create employment, so that our jobless brothers do not flock to South Africa in search of opportunities where they get subjected to the ill-treatment that they have just gone through? By calling for this boycott, are you not creating a vicious cycle and indirectly breeding a situation that will result in more xenophobia in future?

    Secondly Mr Kapito and company, do you know the extent to which Malawians are depended on South African products? It has been said before that we even import eggs and potatoes from Jozi. Why are you not calling for a boycott of South African products? You will soon realize that a significant amount of merchandize, even in Malawian owned shops are South African made. You will then understand that this action is tantamount to shooting ourselves in the foot.

    This situation is like a mosquito that has landed on one’s scrotum. You look for a less violent solution, even if the mosquito bite can be irritating. Otherwise, aiming to crush it against your body can send you screaming in pain.

    1. True!!!!! U r very right

77. Well done Malawi. Bravo Kapito and Mayaya.

    These xenophobes need to realise that Malawi pioneered self determination in Southern Africa, which inspired the rest of the region to attain black rule. Again our forefathers contributed to the development of their country through TEBA. Current trade agreements benefit SA more than it does to Malawi as more of our donor dependent forex earnings each year are dumped in Johannesburg and Durban.

    We therefore need to be treated with respect similar to anyone else in the region.

    Thank you radio djs, please don’t play their rubish on the air anymore. Only play Ndombolo from the DRC and music from other african countries.

78. Talk of the town is also owned by a lady from pietermaritzburg

79. I remember my English langauge competecy skills lecturer at Chancellor College some years ago giving us examples of ironies and paradoxies. This CAMA boycot is just one example I could have used to exemplify a paradox. These are the very same guys who advocate for Consumer Rights sichoncho? Now they are just rallying behind a move to deny consumers from buying South African products? Isn’t that a paradox?

    The irony of this is that they have only focused on stores at major shopping malls, that’s it. But they forget that even Chibuku is owned by SABMiller of South Africa. Where do you find Chibuku? In all Southern African countries I have been, there is Chibuku with the same name and brand colour.
    I want to ask makosana amenewa bwanji atayesa kupti Ku Zingwangwa Tarvern kapena ku White House ku Zomba komwe timamwera ife zibaki tili ma student mzaka izo nkupempha those women who sell the pints kuti:, bwanji mutseke malowa lero?

    If they come back alive, tell me!

80. tasegulani mashop amenewo tikufuna kugula masamba ife siszamu za Blantyre Market fotseki!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

81. I think these NGOs are just sniffing out for some reasons for cheap PR stunts or Publicity so that their funders should record them as being active. Seriously, this is just absolute bonkers to say the least.

82. To tell you the truth, we need South Africa more than they need us. Those of you who have been in SA will agree that Game, Shoprite etc make more money in SA than the two or three shops in Malawi. Its a shame that our brothers and sisters had to come back home this way. xenophobia is not acceptable in all ways.However we must also not forget that most of those who came back had no legal right to stay there. Nanga abale, a cook, garden boy/girl, a nanny ogulitsa mandasi akhale ma expatriate ku South Africa. Let us empower our people to be able to stand on their own in Malawi. Malemu Bingu atalemba ma cook a ku Zimbabwe ku State house bwanji m’mene tinapangila phokoso!

    1. I can’t agree more. Nabetha you have hit the bull’s eye. The question we need to ask ourselves is, why do we go to South Africa to look for jobs? Whose problem is it?

83. Why not go to any Chibuku Tavern next black Friday and tell them to stop drinking dzikalo? Probably CAMA and Mayaya are not aware that Chibuku Breweries is a South African company. Open your eyes, your mind and think wisely.

84. It does not make sense…let’s just work hard to be the best.

    1. Very true. Why not just concentrate on for example farming of vegetables and selling them to local markets that travel all the way to make R2,000.00 (MK80,000) per month in a foreign country on an illegal employment per month? Ive been there and I know the average a garden boy makes is R2,500 per month and then on top of that, they have to pay rent at around R1,000 per month in a squatter tinned shack in a hostile township.

85. But Okapito ndi onzanu Omayaya, muludziwa kuti Toyota Malawi vehicles are assembled in South Africa for the entire SADC region? Muludziiwa mmeezo? Kapena mdayesa kuti omawera mdziko muno omanga kale kuchokera ku Japan?
    Tsono sabata la mmawa, muyende pa galimoto lanu lija Toyota Raider, ija mdagula ku Toyota Malawi, mukawauze o mayi Mary Mkandawire ni obwana Katimba kuti: Lero mutseke kampaniyi poti magalimoto wanu omanjata nku Sosafirika. Fools!

86. Why isn’t Mayaya in BLACK?

87. I think this is myopic. I always buy from Ntonga B in Chilobwe. Nearly everything there is South African imported. Go see it for yourselves at Ntonga B.

88. Come to our shop in Ginnery Corner Mr Kapito, Mayaya and Maurice Nkawiihe. All our products here at Sarna Cash and Carry except for fresh meat, are manufactured and imported from South Africa.

89. I hope you also have turned off your DSTV sets today as well.Dunderheads.

90. This too bad for the shop owners.

91. Dear fellow Malawians, boycotting South African businesses is not being patriotic, it’s just being silly… how many products or food stuffs have a “Made in RSA” sticker?? The clothes and phone your using to read this was probably bought by your cousin or uncle in South Kodi muzitaya?? Malawians are the ones working in those shops so who will be punished if they are close down??.. and why are people fixated on on these retail stores but STILL using Nedbank, Standard Bank and let’s not forget DSTV(Kapena mwataya ma Decoder???).. FYI Shopright is owned by Africa’s 5th richest man(forbes magazine) Christo Wiese and he is white, Walmart(American) is the largest shareholder of Game stores and PEP not those black South Africans who are attacking fellow Africans. So please stop sending me those irrational and emotional WhatsApp messages…you’ll only get my fellow malawian who works at the bakery in shopright fired…and honestly it’s really childish.
    Thanks. the best way out of this is dialogue….

92. CAMA and Billy Mayaya. Why do you not try that Black Friday nonsense at Chibuku Tavern in Limbe or Zingwangwa? Do you know that Chibuku is a South African brand and owned by SABMiller?

    Muuze azimayi ocheka mapaketi kapena ogulitsa zikalo kuti asiye kugulitsa zibaki poti eni ake ndi oku Sasafiriika?

    A Mkawihe Maurice, tell your boss that Chibuku is a South African brand too and next week Friday go to Limbe TV and shut it down as well.

93. Good

94. kuno apolisi ndiye kuteteza katundu bwanji wosakateteza abale anu akuphedwa ku south africawo bwanji? munayenera kuzindikira kuti moyo wamunthu ndi katundu chofunika ndi moyo. inuyo buzy kusamala katundu wa anthu omwe andiphera mchimwene wanga amene amandilipilira sukulu? GOD FOR BIDDD.

95. Koma ndege ikupitabe ku SOUTH Africa. … zopusa basi.

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