Mango Sellers Shift Sites, Praised for Safety Move
Senior Chief Nyang'a praised AfricaBrief that recently highlighted the roadside mango sellers, prompting relocation.
NSANJE, Malawi — Senior Group Village Headman Nyang'a in the area of Traditional Authority Mbenje has applauded mango sellers for relocating from along the M1 Road to a new market site with their commodities, writes Cornelius Lupenga.
“I am very grateful that both the sellers and buyers have agreed to shift to a new place as a market,” Nyang’a said Saturday.
“There were great fears of road accidents if the markets were still along the M1 road.”
One buyer, Migilesi Thomas Dinala, said she buys and sells mangoes to support herself after losing her home in recent storms.
“A bucket of 40 litres of mangoes is going between K8,500 to K9,000 from which I make a profit of either K2,000 or K3,000 after sales,” she said.
Dinala urged other women to sell mangoes. “I am one of the victims of Tropical Storm Ana and have not been registered to benefit from recovery efforts,” she said.
Mango dealer Marsha Tembo said he started selling mangoes after noting demand.
He previously ordered mangoes from southern regions but now sources locally due to scarcity.
“The relocation to the new site has given me peace of mind as there will be no fears of road accidents,” Tembo said.
Senior Chief Nyang'a praised AfricaBrief that recently highlighted the roadside mango sellers, prompting relocation.
“I am thankful to this publication which recently carried out an article which has prompted the relocation,” he said.