Thanksgiving Lights Up House The chairperson of Parliament’s portfolio committee on Primary and Secondary Education Mrs Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga, brought proceedings in the National Assembly to a standstill yesterday after she paid tribute to Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube in a traditional way. This happened during debate on the 2021 National Budget, where Ms Misihairabwi-Mushonga rose to give her portfolio committee’s report on their post-Budget analysis of the ministry. Before making her presentation, Mrs Misihairabwi-Mushonga wrapped herself with a traditional cloth commonly known as Zambia, before spreading a reed mat on the floor where she knelt. After kneeling, she thanked Prof Ncube in a traditional way, clapping her hands, with a reed basket on her side, amid a rousing applause from legislators, mostly from Zanu PF.