COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga says a time will come when Zambia will have a heavy and fat treasury, but stresses the need for everyone to work hard to achieve that. And Mulenga has refuted claims that the sale of maize from the country’s reserves caused the increase in mealie meal prices, explaining that farmers had previously pulled out of maize production due to low maize floor prices. Meanwhile, Mulenga says the growth of the private sector has declined due to the current economic challenges. Speaking on Diamond TV’s COSTA programme, Sunday, Mulenga said government awarded a K500 salary increment to civil servants because that was what was available. “You say we have only given K500 [increment] to...