Malawians in South Africa get lockdown food relief from MCP
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) wing in South Africa has donated food rations worth R5000 (about K200 000) to 50 Malawian families affected by hunger due to Covid-19 lockdown in that country.
The South African Government on July 3, 2020, announced extension of lockdown measures to further contain the spread of coronavirus which had led to thousands of Malawians losing jobs and struggle to survive.
One of the beneficiaries, Isabella Chiumia commended the MCP wing in the diaspora for the food assistance, saying things have turned worse due to the lockdown as a number of Malawians are not working.
Chairperson for the Diaspora Wing, Runford Kambaika said on Sunday that it is disheartening to see fellow Malawian citizens struggle to make ends meet while many are being evicted from their homes and going to bed hungry.
Kambaika said through an initiative called ‘Struggling Malawians in the diaspora COVID-19 Monthly Food Relief Package and Support’ different Malawian familieshave received assistance.
He called on more well-wishers to come forth and support Malawians that lost jobs, businesses and other sources of income to the pandemic.
“We are appealing to any person or organisation who might want to contribute in the initiative to contact us so that we can feed more families as well as help in the repatriation costs for those Malawians who are willing to return home but they do not have money.
“It is very tough to suffer in a foreign land,” said Kambaika.
He, therefore, appealed to government through Foreign Affairs Ministry to revive the Malawi Embassy so that it best serves the citizens working in the diaspora.
The Malawians who have benefited from the initiative are from Lion Park, Cosmo City Town, Sandton, Randburg and Braamfontein.
Amenewa ndi zisilu eti.. 5000 ndi round imozi kwa hule…
R5000, maybe assisted 2 families or 20 families if you only bought them chewing gums….. Thanks anyway, ambiri timalephera kuthandiza anzathu ndi only a R1000 but you have done it though not worth publicising
This is just a publicity stunt. Mbuzi za anthu. R5,000 mpaka muyalutsire anzanu. If u help someone in need , do not let the whole world know. Do it from the heart. ” Do not let the left hand know what the rt hand is doing”- Mathew 6:3
Alaaa. Usiru eti. R5,000 ikakhale yolemba mu nyuzi. Nanunso a nyasa times, is that news worth reading? That money is what l send to my sister every month. Usiru eti.
WTF are u guys writting this crap for real?? R5000 is groceries for 2 families ..MCP nonsense..there is lockdown in SOUTH AFRICA but we not broke.
Very stupid Kambaika, looking for publicity nothing.
Stupid people which malawians are you talking about? Where is this food being distributed? Which south africa? Im here in johannesburg north in fourways come and share me the food. You are only giving to your family members hence you say Malawians in South africa. What is R5,000 after all? Idiots kufuna kutchuka etttiii
Fortsek 200000 kwacha
Kkkkkk which MCP Wing is that one?? Useless PR stunt. Why now??
U are just be useless bakha…..R5000 that u spent mpaka social media anthu akuwoneni like u did good job…..what is R5000 kuti dziko lonse litame inu…..what fuck