economic sanctions imposed on us by the West.”
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He urged the people to work hard and desist from relying on food handouts.
“Be self-reliant. You have been given a hand by the various stakeholders and they have offered another US$15 million and 28 590 metric tones of beans, wheat and cooking oil for the continuation of the programme for another year but that does not mean we have to wait for their assistance. Let us make use of the direction they have given us and produce such that we stand on our own,” he said.
NGO’s, said Minister Nguni, should complement Government efforts and stop meddling in the country’s politics.
“I am happy to get a report from the local leadership that the NGOs working here are abiding by the laws. This should be the case countrywide not what we are seeing in other provinces where they (NGOs) are spreading the gospel of regime change. Government will not hesitate to ban such organisations for their intention is to destabilise the country politically,” he said.



