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Boniface Kunterera is one of the Kasinthula irrigation supervisors. He is very committed on his daily duties. He observed that many people from the surrounding villages are stealing canes. At around 9 am when he was supervising irrigation, he saw some three cane thieves entering the cane filed which he was in charge of. He called 2 cane guards to investigate where those thieves hidden.

Thieves understood that Kunterera led about the investigation. The 2 cane guards failed to identify where they hidden inside the cane field. Later the three got out and attacked the supervisor for he revealed to the cane guards that they were inside the cane field stealing. The issue was referred to Chikwawa police.

Things might sometimes happen and stopped different minds working properly. A 15 and 13 year old blood sisters married one man. School going children whose both parents passed away some past 5 years ago were brought up by their grandmother. A man who once married a bargirl persuaded them to fall in love. “I have failed to advise these granddaughters. It is something I can experience as one major obstacle in life. I was once tipped that the elder one was in secret love with this man. It was later terrible when I also told that the other was also sleeping together with the man. I can assure you that there no any parental approval” the grandmother told me when interviewed. I later asked her to let me refer the nonsense behaviour to human rights activists for help. It is a breach in Malawi a girl child to marry before 18 years.

It was 3 days later when the girl’s parents realised that the missing of their daughter should be reported to Chikwawa police. A certain young boy revealed where Annie was enclosed.

Annie was taken out of the man’s house at around 9 am when the man was out for his business. It was very sorry for many people were not expecting that the young girl could have hidden instead of going to school.

Early morning irrigators, smut roguers and other maintenance workers were located in their areas of work. One of the cane guards who was suspected of masterminding thieves to steal canes was advised to remain when others were left for their works respectively. The farm manager in collaboration with two supervisors disciplined him. Finally he was found that he breached company laws. The farm manager ordered his dismissal. “What am I going to on this year’s drought out at my home? I am totally desperate” complained the cane guard.

Kasinthula management and farmers have been complaining of cane theft almost every year. The surrounding community is playing a role on Kasinthula cane damage. Cane farmers and Kasinthula worried when learning that one of the cane guards masterminded the cane theft instead of controlling.

For many years schools in Malawi have been opening early January being the first term. Government changed that schools should open early December. This was considered that exams days for primary and secondary schools were sat during summer periods.

The hot weather in Malawi are very hard that bring exhausted conditions which are not suitable when writing exams. Government decided to have exams written during winter period like May-August. Many Malawians recommended the new development that would student feel comfortable when writing their various exams.