Mon, 05 Dec 2016 13:13:32 +0000 By Richard Luo SOME women in Katete are reportedly hiding in the bush for fear of being harassed by money lenders after failing to pay back loans. Two money lenders, Mzimai Angakwanise and Vision Fund, have been following some women in the area of Chieftainess Kawaza of Eastern Province chasing after unrepaid loans. In an interview, headman Kalinde Adrian Banda complained that some women got money without proper plans or a budget and that led many of them have since defaulted on loan repayment agreements. “Some women are truly living in fear such that the sound of any motorbike makes them uncomfortable. Some even take to the bush to hide,” he said. The traditional leader said that some families are selling cattle, chicken, goats and pigs as well as household goods to pay back the loans. “Others who got the loans from Mzimai Angakwanise have attracted problems to their […]
