Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:18:40 +0000 OPPOSITION Political party leaders have challenged President Michael Sata to explain the continued rise in mealie meal prices when the nation recorded a bumper harvest in the last four seasons. Mr. Milupi said that President Sata should explain to the people of Zambia why mealie meal prices have continued to rise up when the country had been recording bumper harvest in the past four farming seasons. Mr. Milupi said that it was shameful for President Sata to offload Police officers on the opposition when the country had a crisis in mealie meal and fuel. “There is a short fall of mealie meal supply in the country and the little being offloaded on t he market the price is extremely high. The commodity is selling at between 80 and 100 thousand kwacha per 25 kg. This is where President Sata should extend his anger to find out why Mealie meal […]
