MINISTER of Energy Honourable Peter Kapala says prices of oil on the International Market are expected to remain high beyond March 2022. He says as a consequence of the geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine, prices of the commodity in Zambia will have to continue being adjusted to “cost reflective levels”. Meaning that Zambians should be prepared to pay more for fuel as long as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues. The minister speaks very well. But unfortunately, there is no news at all in what he is saying. It’s obvious. There are very few Zambians, if any, who don’t know that when a commodity is on high demand or scarce, you pay more. When the producer or exporter...

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