ZAMBIA Consumer Association (ZACA) Executive Secretary Juba Sakala says the K32.90 reduction in the food basket has had little effect on the cost of living, as citizens are still struggling to make ends meet. On Friday, the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) disclosed that the cost of living for a family of five in Lusaka now stood at K10,800.56, representing a K32.90 reduction from December 2024. In an interview, Saturday, Sakala said more needed to be done to lower the cost of production in order to have a significant reduction in the cost of living. “The reduction is okay but it has little effect on the cost of living of the common Zambian. As much as they can say...

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