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Mealie meal prices should be stable because we have not increased any prices for the past few months, so we would expect the retailers and all the traders to maintain the same, Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) President Andrew Chintala has said. Mr Chintala in an interview refuted claims of rising mealie meal prices and the fact that prices above K200 per 25kg bag of breakfast mealie meal in some parts of the country.
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema should have waited before scrapping the defamation of the president law because this move has exposed him to malicious attacks by Zambians, United Party for National Development (UPND) Deputy Secretary General Getrude Imenda has said. Ms Imenda, who indicated that her stance did not represent the party but her views, said she was a bit sceptical because most Zambians were not that civil to offer proper checks and balances as history had shown that the president was targeted maliciously.
THE only man found gasping for breath on a pile of 27 bodies dumped in Lusaka’s Meanwood Khosi area, two weeks ago, has died in the University Teaching Hospital, police sources have revealed.
Citizens’ First Party President Harry Kalaba, says the country is likely to face famine due to delayed distribution of farming inputs. Mr Kalaba said farmers in various parts of the country have not received the farming inputs hence affecting the 2022-20223 farming season.
President Hakainde Hichilema has directed all Provincial administrations in the country to ensure health facilities have running water and electricity in their respective regions.
A UPND councillor in Lusaka has accused some police officers of being corrupt, saying “they only operate in their line of duty when offered some form of bribe.” Kamwala Ward 5 councillor Mainda Simataa said in interview that most police officers have drifted from their line of work, this is why crime levels keep on rising.
A SECURITY guard in Serenje’s Lupampa area is on the run after he allegedly stole 54 bags of D compound meant for Natwange Agriculture Cooperative.
ZAMBIANS should take the festive season to spread peace and goodwill for the country to be prosperous, President Hakainde Hichilema has said. He urged Zambians to be each other’s brother’s keeper during the festive season and ensure that they propagated love.
Businesses need a comprehensive schedule for them to plan effectively for the load shedding or else they will be hurt by the six-hour long load-shedding every day, says Kitwe District Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Emmanuel Mambiko. Mr Mbambiko said Zesco Limited must come up with a comprehensive load shedding schedule to enable players in various sectors of the economy to plan for their operations and ensure that production was not adversely affected
Former President Edgar Lungu’s political advisor Kaizer Zulu has applied for a writ of Habeas Corpus after being in detention for over three weeks. Judge Lombe Phiri said that after hearing the submission from Mr Zulu’s lawyers Tutwa Ngulube and Company, sufficient grounds had been advanced and the application accordingly granted in pursuance of order 54 of the rules of the Supreme Court and hearing has been set for December 27. Judge Lombe gave the state eight days within which to respond to the matter.
