MINISTRY of Agriculture Permanent Secretary Green Mbozi says government has issued 28 trucks out of 31 with export permits to transport maize to Tanzania. And Muchinga Province Minister Henry Sikazwe says calm has been restored at Nakonde border as all vehicles are now smoothly entering and exiting Zambia. Angry truck drivers on Monday closed down the Nakonde border in protest against the Tanzanian government’s clamp down on Zambian movers of heavy goods. The move by the Tanzanian government, which has incensed drivers, is in retaliation against the impounding of maize-carrying trucks by the Zambian government. In an interview, Mbozi said despite the clearance of the 28 trucks, some Tanzanian officials were claiming for more. “The trucks that we found that...

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