CABINET has approved the suspension of applicable import duty of 15 percent and surtax of five percent on the importation of maize. Announcing cabinet resolutions, Wednesday, Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa said the measure was meant to incentivise the private sector to participate in the importation of the staple food. “In order to respond to the adverse effects of the devastating drought the country has experienced, cabinet approved the drought response plan at its 7th Meeting which was held on 8th April, 2024. This was after His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zambia, Mr Hakainde Hichilema, declared the country’s drought as a national disaster and emergency on Thursday, 29th February, 2024. Following the declaration, on 16th April, 2024,...