FOR the past three months, Zambia has witnessed a consistent improvement in key economic indicators. The Kwacha has appreciated by about 17 percent, fuel prices have dropped by over 22 percent, and inflation has eased down to 15.5 percent. These are not minor shifts; they reflect serious macroeconomic progress. As we have stated in the past, the government has done its part. It is now time for market players to do theirs. Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga is right to challenge economic actors who have remained unmoved, or worse, have continued to raise prices despite clear improvements in the very variables they previously blamed for price hikes. His message is not about state interference in a free market,...