After the assurance by the Ministry of Information, that no permission will be granted for the demonstrations, the Tobacco Commission has opened the Auction Floors for the green gold market, after suspending the floors on Wednesday this week.

TC corporate planning and development manager Hellings Nasoni told The Nation newspaper that the suspension of the market was based on advice from security agents.

While Tobacco Association of Malawi (Tama) chief executive officer Felix Thole said the suspension was of financial strain to sellers, Naoni said the impact of the impact is minimal.

Regardless, the demonstrations, implemented or not, have negatively affected the economy in Malawi. On the other hand, The Daily Times newspaper revealed that the 26 individuals have summoned the Human Rights Defenders Coalition to court, following damage to property worth K545,802,450 that was destroyed during the anti-Jane Ansah demonstrations.

According to The Daily Times, one individual alone has claimed a that about a fifth of the amount above, was his property. “Dennis Moyo also claims in the summons that property worth K150 million was damaged at his house during the demonstrations” says the headlining news on Monday.