Published on
August 21, 2009 in
Diary.
My friend’s young brother was leaving at Ngabu almost 50 km away from home. He was leaving at his parents inlaws’ premises together with his wife and children. The man and his wife grew maize along Shire River fertile soils and came up with bumper yield.
The man sold all maize when the wife was at the hospital with the baby. He then left home for the nearby beer den. His wife wondered when she came back that there was no even one 50 kg of maize. She was later told that her husband was seen selling all maize. The man was brought to the father in law’s house to be answerable.
Published on
August 20, 2009 in
Diary.
My wife admitted her cousin’s son to stay and continue with his primary studies at my home. The boy had been at home for two years. He came home when he was in standard 6. My wife used the phone to inform me about the relish for lunch of the day. My son, McAlfred and Divason (wife’s cousin son) left for school. Divason did not arrive at school. He came home collecting his clothes, my some of my son’s clothes and the wireless phone which I was using for accessing internet.
“It was the phone that I used this morning when I was telling you about the relish for lunch. I was at the borehole drawing water. I just wondered myself when there was no phone at the table. I realized that some clothes for the boys were also stolen. I really don’t know who has stolen the phone just within 10 minutes when I was at the borehole” complained my wife.
It was in the afternoon known that Divason was the one who stole the wireless phone. My wife went to her cousin’s home looking for him but was not found. Divason’s mother told my wife that she just heard from some boys that he came with the bag and he proceeded to Fatima in Nsanje district.
Published on
August 19, 2009 in
Diary.
One of the Kasinthula Cane Growers was dismissed on the payment day after threatening his supervisor. Early morning when the field workers were boarding tractor to work, he forced his supervisor to tell him his total salary. The supervisor refused to comment about the worker’s salary. “It is something very sensitive that I can not tell you on the presence of your fellow workers” he humbly advised the man.
The worker threatened to stub his supervisor if his salary shall not be as what he was expecting. The issue was referred to the HR office that declared the dismissal of the worker. He was later told not to be found on the Kasinthula’s premises.
Published on
August 18, 2009 in
Diary.
The Fairtrade premium procurement team gathered in the morning around 7 am. The team led by me as was approved by the general Kasinthula farmers went to buy various developmental materials for some premium funded projects.
The procurement team that was chosen by farmers did the purchase with ease because I was advising it as well the team complied with the Fairtrade standards as is required.
Published on
August 17, 2009 in
Diary.
It is thought that some people do well or prosper during night hours only. These people might have millions of money but when seen by naked eyes are really poor.
These people are in Malawi’s mother tongue called mfiti. These mfiti (witchcraft) do have planes and manage to cross borders. It was learnt that one of mfitis failed to cover the trip’s cost and was thrown out of the night plane and he landed on the molasses dam of the Press cane company. Fortunately people found him at around 5 am while struggling to survive at the dam.
Published on
August 16, 2009 in
Diary.
I went to cheer my wife’s uncle at Kakoma almost 30 km away from home, Chinangwa village. We arrived at 10 am. I was very tired when we reached because it was tough to cycle with wife and child at her back. I really sweated. We found him just sleeping at his armed chair. He told us that he was really suffering but there were great changes.
We proceeded to visit her cousin at her house just closer to the uncle’s house. We found her two cousin’s young boys cutting the palm tree in order to brew beer called uchema from it. The area’s main trees are palms and most of the people brew beer from these trees. “Tomorrow we finish the process and wait for three days. I think we are going to brew almost 5 liters from this palm stump. The money earned shall help us buy our daily needs” explained the young boys.
Published on
August 15, 2009 in
Diary.
I woke up at 5 am to take bath. My wife, Bertha prepared breakfast. I rushed for Dyeratu depot to board the morning bus for Blantyre to attend classes. In Blantyre, it was very cold than Chikwawa. When I got the school campus my fellow student Doreen phoned me in order to know if I was at school. I told her that I was already in and that she was very late.
Published on
August 14, 2009 in
Diary.
I washed my clothes just soon after knocking off. After washing I went to meet my friend Alfred who provided me with Mk1000.00 for transport. Alfred also gave me shoe polish for my black pair of shoes. When my wife came, she found me listening to the radio. She laughed and asked me the one who washed the clothes. “I have washed myself” I replied. I told her that I thought that if I could wait for you things could work.
Published on
August 13, 2009 in
Diary.
It was midnight when I got out of my house to have urination. I saw the mad dog chasing my dog. My dog hidden just the house’s entrance. I feared to enter because the mad dog was after my dog. It was fortunate that the security bulbs were on that I was able to see the mad dog clear. I stoned the dog and it rushed.
McAlfred, the clever attacker of the rat
I was working inside my house at lunch hour on the laptop. I saw a rat with a piece of dry fish I bought as the day’s relish. I called my son McAlfred to assist me looking for that hidden rat at the stores room. My son brought with it a good stick.
He told me to enter the room and fetch the rat. He just kneeled just behind the door. I removed some of the goods to let the rat rush back to the where it always hide. “There comes Mc” I alert my son. “already dead” he told me. It was very fast and fantastic attack by McAlfred.
The nightmare
It was around 10 night. I started dreaming that I was stepping in the stones as if I was in the Shire Highlands. I was jumping stone after stone. I accidentally failed to step on the other stone and fell down. I was going down at almost 200 meters down to the valley area. I confirmed myself that it was my last day whilst in the space. About 20 meters to land, I had slow motion and landed safely. I congratulated God for his great help and then I woke up.
Published on
August 12, 2009 in
Diary.
It was very sad when very young children brought to the office for cane theft. The two found stealing Kasinthula cane. They were taken by the cane guards and referred to the office at 4 pm. They found that there was no any boss for judgment.
The cane guards locked them in a certain room until morning. The General Manager released them in the following morning. They were so hungry and weak. When interviewed the two young boys told me that they were forced by their leader to steal the canes.
Farmers and workers survive with premium bought maize
The Lower Shire had no enough rain that made more people to be food insecurity. The fairtrade premium bought maize helped the Kasinthula farmers and employees to enjoy and praise their Almighty for the access of the food.
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