EASTERN Province Minister Peter Phiri has refuted claims that mealie meal shortages in the province have persisted. But Kasenengwa PF member of parliament Philimon Twasa has argued that the mealie meal crisis in the province is serious, claiming that in his constituency, some people go for three days without food. Commenting on social media reports that there was a critical shortage of mealie meal in Eastern Province, and that stores like Shoprite and Choppies did not have the commodity, Phiri said in an interview, Monday, that the reported shortages were neither here nor there. “The shortages are neither here nor there, we don’t have shortages in the province. If there are any shortages, they are just artificial shortages because other...