THE Zambia National Service (ZNS) says the profit margin for its Eagles mealie meal is K10 per bag, stressing that no trader is allowed to sell the commodity above the recommended prices of K230 for breakfast mealie meal and K190 for roller meal. ZNS further says it provides authorisation letters to anyone who wants to resell its mealie meal, where the recommended selling prices are clearly stipulated. In the past few days, videos have been circulating on various social media platforms showing ZNS officers confiscating its Eagles mealie meal, which was being resold in some retail shops above the recommended price of K230. In an interview, Thursday, ZNS Head of Public Relations Colonel Mable Mulenga said traders who buy the...

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