Banda’s Zim statements land Malawi in trouble

MALAWIAN donors and Western nations have expressed concern at the direction that country is taking after President Joyce Banda said she will emulate Zimbabwe’s land reform programme.

With a land Bill presently before Parliament, major donors fear Banda’s statements could rattle the country’s financiers.

According to a Malawian newspaper, Nyasa Times, the donors and Western nations sought an audience with that country’s Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation minister, Ephraim Chiume, seeking clarification on Banda’s comments.

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