AGRICULTURE Minister Mtolo Phiri says government will not take Fr Anthony Salangeta’s comment as the church’s universal position because there hasn’t been any such official communication from the Catholic church. And Phiri says the clergy should be cautious about what they say from the pulpit because it can create extremism. Meanwhile, Phiri says President Hakainde Hichilema was using graphs to explain the economy so that the press can interpret the information to ordinary citizens. On Sunday, Catholic Priest Fr Anthony Salangeta questioned what GDP graphs meant to a person in Misisi and Jack compounds, saying what mattered for those people was nshima. However, speaking at a media briefing, Tuesday, Phiri said the clergy should interpret things as they are. “The...

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