FORMER home affairs minister Lameck Mangani says ministers should not politicise the high cost of living because it’s not a joking matter. Recently, Justice Minister Mulambo Haimbe said despite being in leadership, the new dawn government was also feeling the effects of the high cost of living, but added that the current economic hardships were as a result of the PF government’s carelessness. Prior to that, Lands Minister Elijah Muchima wondered what could stop someone from buying a “meda” of maize and taking it to a hammer mill because the product was still mealie meal. But in an interview, Monday, Mangani said he expected the ministers to give proper advice to the President as opposed to joking about serious matters....
