PETAUKE Central member of parliament Emmanuel Jay Banda yesterday celebrated his birthday by donating resources meant for his birthday party to victims of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Malawi. And High Commissioner of Malawi to Zambia Margaret Kamoto has revealed that the death toll in Malawi as a result of Cyclone Freddy has risen to 511, with over 500,000 people being displaced. Speaking at the Malawian Embassy yesterday where he presented his K20,000 donation, Banda called upon other well-wishers to do the same. “I thought that I cannot be celebrating my birthday whilst my brother, my parents in Malawi are going through a lot of problems because of Freddy cyclone. So, I have asked the people across the country, I know...

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