Namiwa Piles Pressure on Minister Mumba Over Worsening Sugar Crisis

Ongoing Sugar Shortage Affects Malawians Nationwide

Malawians continue to face a significant sugar shortage which is leading to increase in prices across the country. The price of sugar has gone up to as much as K5000 per packet in some shops around the capital, Lilongwe. Amid its scarcity, Minister of Trade Vitumbiko Mumba is expected to officially open the 2025 sugar production season at Salima company located in Salima district. According to the company chairperson Wester Kosamu, the company i…

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Namiwa Piles Pressure on Minister Mumba Over Worsening Sugar Crisis

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has issued a scathing rebuke of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, demanding that Minister Vitumbiko Mumba come clean and take responsibility for the worsening sugar shortage in Malawi. In a strongly worded statement released Tuesday, CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa accused the government of failing […] The post Namiwa Piles Pressure on Minister Mumba Over Worsening…