FORMER president Edgar Lungu has wondered how much a bag of mealie meal will be costing after the latest increase in fuel prices. Meanwhile, former PF secretary general Davies Mwila has wondered what happened to President Hakainde Hichilema’s mathematical calculations of reducing the price of fuel. But former energy minister David Mabumba says he can not blame government for the hike in petroleum products, saying the country needs to invest in fuel storage facilities. On Tuesday, the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) increased the price of petrol by K4.4, diesel by 0.8 Ngwee, kerosene by K7.95 and Jet A-1 by K3.30 for the month of May, 2024. Reacting to the price increments in a Facebook post, Lungu wondered how much a...

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