By KETRA KALUNGAIT’S immoral for Lafarge Zambia Plc and Mpande Limestone Limited to defy the order by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) to reduce cement prices, says the Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA)The two cement companies are still selling a 50-kilogram bag of cement between K135 and K145 over a month after CCPC fined them for non-competitive prices and ordered that the price should reduce to about K110.ZACA has urged CCPC to expedite investigations being conducted countrywide regarding the price of cement to prevent more people from being exploited by the cartel.CCPC indicated that it would take action against the two cement companies after concluding investigations.ZACA executive director, Juba Sakala, said in an interview that CCPC should expedite investigations so that action could be taken against the two defiant cement companies.Mr Sakala advised Lafarge Zambia Plc and Mpande Limestone Limited to follow the directive by CCPC instead of deliberating choosing to exploit Zambians.Such an […]
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