THE decision by the Zambia Association of Manufacturers to begin passing on the benefits of the appreciating kwacha to consumers deserves applause. For months, we have argued that when macroeconomic fundamentals improve, those gains must not end at balance sheets and boardrooms. They must reach the ordinary citizen who feels the economy first through prices on the shelf. That is why the announcement that over 30 manufacturers have reduced prices is not just welcome; it is vindication of a principle that should never have been controversial in the first place. Mealie meal coming down by over 13 percent, cooking oil by 15 percent, bread, sugar, soya products and even industrial inputs registering reductions is not a small gesture. It directly...