FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says government intends to adjust the 2024 national budget to enable the financing of vulnerable households as a drought response measure. In a ministerial statement, Friday, Dr Musokotwane lamented that the current agricultural season was one of the worst in living memory. “My final point on the state of the economy is with respect to the drought during the current agricultural season. It is very clear that this season is one of the worst in living memory with many of our citizens in different provinces facing their worst food insecurity calamities. Madam, the President has vowed that no one should be left to starve. As such, the government will be left with...

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