Southern Africans consumes more than a fifth of the world’s maize output.

It’s like telling Italians to stop eating pasta.

But Zambia’s vice president Inonge Wina insists the staple in Southern African countries should be ditched in favour of more nutritious foods.

Her country and many of its neighbors are in the grip of drought that has severely reduced maize production.

The climate-change related crises has led to 1,7 million Zambians – that’s 18 per cent of the population – suffering severe food insecurity.

The UN-linked Relief Web says 40 percent of  Zambian children under five years are stunted.

Wina advises Zambians to eat more millet, sorghum, cassava and sweet potatoes

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The ANC MP adds that the PAP has issues of accountability 

Sworn in two weeks ago as one of the five South Africans on the 255-member Pan African Parliament, Chief Mandla Mandela says he’s very concerned about disregard for the rules of rotational leadership.

“The current president is now serving his second term. As a region Central Africa are serving a third term.Northern Africa and Southern Africa have not been able to fill the presidency,” he says

Nelson Mandela’s oldest grandson says the PAP has issues of accountability.

The public and media were excluded for the debate on the body’s budget.

He says the bureau, which the president and vice presidents, do not feel accountable to the house.

They need to be held accountable.

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