PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says government’s earlier decision to increase the maize price will hurt a little, but mealie meal prices will stabilise in a sustainable way as production increases. And President Hichilema has admitted that communication is one of the UPND government’s weak areas. Meanwhile, Anglican Archbishop Albert Chama has commended the new dawn administration for what it has achieved so far, citing free education, debt restructuring, among other achievements. Speaking when he met Anglican Bishops at State House, Friday, President Hichilema lamented that the country’s maize production was very low. “The decision we made [to increase the maize floor price] was deliberate. The production of maize was dying and a lot of people were leaving the production of maize...

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