Africa-Press – Malawi. We need to understand that the majority of Malawians are living in hard times today as the economy keeps on biting and disturbing home budgets. The citizens of this country have not come to terms yet with the high cost of living as the price of essential commodities keep rising.
They are scared of what the future holds for them and their children but many have never experienced such in their life before. Just putting food on the table is a great challenge for many families as the cost of living has gone higher than they expected. Their income does not tally with everyday expenditure
The majority of the people can no longer buy a loaf of bread for tea as breakfast and when one happens to buy one for his family, the onlookers stare like they have seen a new car. The number of times people take lunch in many homes has drastically reduced as some miss their lunch and only eat supper in the evening.
Other families are going on empty stomachs already at this time of the year. This is a warning shot of what is coming ahead. Good luck to those families who can still live without going hungry. There is high disillusionment and anger among many Malawians today in the way they think government is running.
Delivery of campaign promises, nepotism, corruption, selective justice and inefficiency of service provision in hospitals and other public offices are some of the major topics of decision among the citizens in public places and on social media.
Jobs scarcity is another challenge which many Malawians are uncomfortable with, especially the youth who are 60% of the population. Thousands of jobs were lost in 2020 and have continued to be lost as some businesses and companies continue to lose business.
More jobs are likely to be lost this year and in the coming years if we continue this way. Companies are still struggling to do business appropriately and this continues to be a threat for the future ahead of us.
Only few hundreds of jobs were created in 2021, and in 2022. Our economy is moving at a snail’s pace and not in a normal way as it should be. The youths of Malawi continue to fight for very few and scarce jobs on the job market.
Those that are employed in government continue to receive meagre salaries and one wonders why all the tax we pay is being diverted to. Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) was given a target by government to meet and collect which they are able to do as we speak. How is government spending all this tax payers money?
I believe this current government is able to collect more tax than any other government before. However, government’s spending is on the high side leaving the nation behind and going down on its knees.
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