COMMERCE and Trade Minister Chipoka Mulenga says government is concerned that the deprecating kwacha is affecting local businesses in a very retrogressive way. According to the Bank of Zambia’s market rates, on Tuesday at 12:30 hours, the kwacha was buying at K23.9563 and selling at K24.0047. In an interview, Mulenga said government was not turning a blind eye to what was happening but that it was focused on ensuring that it puts in place resilient measures and works towards sustaining local businesses. “Definitely we are not keeping a blind eye to what is happening. We are focused on making sure that resilient measures are put in place, and we work to sustain local business. We are concerned that it is...