By Joel Phiri

Mzimba, March 26, Mana: Principal environmental officer for M’mbelwa District Council, James Pelani has hailed Mzimba Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church youths for a clean-up exercise they conducted in the district on Sunday.

The youths from various branches of the church engaged in sweeping of various areas of Mzimba Boma such as markets, roads, churches, and residential areas.  

They also slashed overgrown grass and removed sand and debris that choked some bridges.

"We as Council take pride in the civic responsibility shown and taken by youths of SDA church in the district. We urge other youths from other churches to emulate the same spirit.

“What the youths from the church have done by cleaning various places of our district will help in bringing about sanity in terms of cleanliness and enhancing scenic beauty of the Central Business District,” said Pelani.

Pelani said as a council they have been engaged in clean-up exercises to maintain cleanliness of the district hence applauded the youths for joining the cause.

Youth’s secretary for Mzimba district SDA Church, Macdonald Kumwenda said the clean-up initiative was part of annual Global Adventist Youths Day in which they take part in various community outreach works.

"This year’s theme was ‘Show up in the Cities'. During this year’s Youths Day, Adventist youths took to the cities for various voluntary works such as donating blood and doing some charity work. We as Mzimba youths decided to clean up some places of Mzimba Boma as part of the activities marking the day", said Kumwenda.