Malawians across the country are to suffer the effects of weak currency that has forced an upward pricing of goods, according to a survey by Center for Social Concern (CFSC).
The survey discloses that the cost of living has gone up by 27 percent in the month of October this year.
According to the survey, a family of six members is expected to be spending K172,519 in Mangochi in a month, while a similar family in Blantyre is to spend K175,900.
In Karonga district, a six member family is to spend K149,329 while in Zomba the families are to be spending K156,972 per month.
In Mzuzu the families are to be paying K159,806 for their basic needs with Lilongwe families having the highest amount of K185,744 for six members in a month.
Among the goods that have pushed the basket price up include maize, charcoal (due to persistent power interruption), tomatoes, and Kapenta.
The CFSC has also predicted that the cost of living is likely to go up in the month of December due to fuel price adjustment.
The unstable fuel price has led to the hike of minibus fares within Malawi’s four cities with Lilongwe residents paying from K500 to K1000 while in Mzuzu fares range from K450 to K500.
In Zomba residents are paying from K370 to K400 while in Blantyre the fare is at K358.
The CFSC carries out research into the cost of living for people in Malawi.
This is done every month through gathering information for the “Basic Needs Basket”.
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Mbuzi zalephera now what?
Even you can claim here that you are wise, I think you are just wasting your time, bcz other people are out side Malawi it’s bcz, there is no enough Jobs to cover everyone in the country so, if they work there it means they’re even contributing the economy for Malawi, & it’s where they came from. They are concerned about their country too, if she is falling down
Things will never change around the world, it’s going to be worse nd worse, think abt Jehova’s Kingdom coming soon that’s all.
We r suffering just becoz of politics , they r there just to enrich themselves, they r selfish. For Kwacha to gain its strength it also need good politicians who can think of their people and country not these thieves
Ndidzimene tinavotela zimenezi ,go deeper apm 2019 boma
dpp sympercisers will vote for everything even a stone,aslong as it has dpp colours and aslong as that stone is from south.Lols
Vuto ndife anthu akummwerafe penapake ndife anthu opanda chilungamo sitifuna kuvomereza kuti Boma ili lalephera timangoti zilibwino komatu akunjoya dzikoli ndi nduna ndi ana awo komanso amene ali ndi mabisiness chifukwa mitengo akungotchaja momwe angafunire koma mulimi ndi munthu wapantchito ali pa chipsinjo ndiboma ili ndipo ndunazi ndi anthu akunyumba yaboma sadziwa kuti kunjakuno kuli anthu ovutika osauka ,iwo amati mmene akunjoyera iwowo onse ndichoncho ndipo amene amdandaula kuti zinthu sizilibwino ndi okhawo otsutsa boma
Chachikulu apa ndikukonzaso zintu kuti zibwerereko pakale pang’ono Osatayilathu ntima amalawi tikhoza kuzikonza mulungu akuona, kuvutika ndikusauka kwathu dziko lathu likulowera Ku phompo chifukwa chakuyipa kwa msogoleri amene tinamsanka kutisogolera mziko lathu, ndiye ndifenso tingakonze zintu Pano, Tikuona tokha apa kuti zintu zikuonongeka sindife mbuli tonse ayi, Zuka Malawi konzaniso dziko lanu ili mukapanda kutero palibe angabwere kuzathesa Umbava, ndiumbanda zimene zalowa mboma ili sopano. Abortion ndi umbanda umene, Tasegulani maso amalawi musagone tuloyi dziko lanu layamba kuonongeka. Remember there is great change in Jesus name.
When we gonna have President? Bcoz it is better to have T/A than poos
Politicians are not affected
mbwampini anangokhala kuti munthu okani , opanda nzeru koma choti tiziwe ndichokuti New world order is coming one world lender , one world government , one world currency and one world religion osadabwa nazo izi !!!!!!!!!!!
Hahaha thats our problem alwaz kumangoti zolembalemba ,hw s t other countries are developing ?
We can try our best but nothing can happen
open yr eyes 4 once malawians. a country is not ruled by 1 man. if we had better leaders things would go better. if the president is foreing then how about the finance minister. how about the reserve bank governor. how about the atorney general. how about the PS’. how about the secretaries to the tresuary. how the IG of police. how abput the deffence in the millitary body. how about the commissioners in all government bodies are they all foreighners? even de commissioner 4 MRA? o r answerabl
Its only God kingdom that can transform things human rulership has failed to bring changes they are now worsening things instead of ameriorating them what they do is to steal money and make themselves more rich
End times tinanva kale za matsiku osiliza.JESUS is still calling you,all of you kuti mukapumule.no one can fix what is happening but prepare yourself for worst times popeza ichi ndi chiyambi chabe.satana amagwiritsa ntchito mantha kuti akokele anthu ambiri kwake komatu ndikainetsetsa it is working,satans idea is working ambiri taopa.akatero abwelesanso zina kaya ndi tima ebola anthu ndi njenjenje..musachedweyi zinthu sizizakhalapo better mukakhalabe kunjako kwa oipayo ko koma mukabwela kwa Yesu, yes zizakhala better…take it or leave it its your take but Jesus is asking you to choose HIM
To the wise the promised time is near……..to the fools stop your folly and receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour…..
Come on people in charge pull your drugging fingers out you backsidez!!! You run a country with unbelievable amounts of potential….this is inexcusable! If you’re not interested give it to the amazing Malawian people who are….I’m sure they will do a better job!
Who cursed these Rhodesian countries, please
I am just ashamed to be called a citizen
fuck upon the big fish……..
Even if fourty thousand southerners can die of hunger,,,, bt as long as DPP features a candidate frm their region, they wil stil vote for their fellow southerner in the name of wakwathuu,,,