THE Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection (JCTR) says although the price of K150 for a 25kg of mealie meal is still not good enough for common citizens, it is at least providing some relief. Agriculture Minister Mtolo Phiri recently urged millers to emulate the Zambia National Service by also selling mealie meal at K150 per bag. Phiri said there should be no reason for millers to sell mealie meal above K150 when FRA was selling a bag of maize at K200. And commenting on the current mealie meal prices in an interview, JCTR Executive Director Fr Alex Muyebe said K150 was better than the K200 the commodity was fetching recently. “I think the government has argued, to support their figures,...

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