By Tiyese Monjeza
ZOMBA-(MaraviPost)-A group of concerned sex workers from Zomba on Wednesday morning, January 20, 2021 marched to Zomba City Council offices to raise complaints over newly gazetted Covid-19 guidelines which, among other things, demand that bars be closed by 8pm.
According to the groups representative, Gladys James, the order to close bars and drinking joints at 8pm infringes on their economic right to earn a living.
She says most of their clients mostly patronise drinking joints at night, when they hook up with the sex workers.
“We normaly make around K15,000 a night but, because of the Covid-19 restrictions, things are tough now. We appeal to governnment officials to consider our concerns,” James said.
However, city officials turned back the sex workers, demanding that they (the sex workers) put their concerns in writing.
Due to escalation of Covid-19 cases and deaths forced Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera to declare state of disaster.
