ZAMBIA Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) president Ashu Sagar says his sector is willing to pay for expensive power, but there must be guaranteed supply stability. Speaking during a News Diggers, Prime TV and Diamond TV-organised Public Discussion Forum on load-shedding, Thursday, Sagar highlighted the effects of prolonged load-shedding on small, medium and big manufacturers. “Some of the bigger guys are managing to pull through but remember that it comes at a cost. The smaller industries are facing problems and even middle industries, you will find that employment is being affected. It’s something that you have to face the reality, if you don’t face the reality, you don’t deal with the problem. Now, going back to the short-term solutions that is...

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