Whither Workers’ Day commemorations

EIGHTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD Mafious Banda looks dejected as he puffs off smoke from a cigarette, perhaps the last for the day before scavenging for more from his erstwhile neighbour.

It is May 1, and as a pensioner, he reflects on how Worker’s Day commemorations have lost glitter due to a high unemployment rate and a deteriorating economy.

“The day had a lot of entertainment from morning until late.

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