LANDS Minister Elijah Muchima has wondered what can stop someone from buying a “meda” of maize and taking it to a hammer mill because the product is still mealie meal. Last Thursday, a consortium of civil society organisations called on government to communicate on the state of the economy and outline measures being undertaken to address the soaring cost of living which is causing “great hardship” for Zambians. But in an interview, Muchima said the cost of living had not risen. “We have a President who has held a lot of press briefings ever since he assumed office. Can you compare President Hakainde to president Lungu who was in office? How many press briefings did he conduct? Or president Sata,...