By NATION REPORTERMEALIE meal shortage has hit the City of Ndola with most outlets including chain stores running out of the staple food, causing panic among consumers.And there was a scramble of mealie meal at the High Court premises on Friday after the court started selling the commodity which had been impounded and forfeited to the State with hundreds of residents scrambling for the commodity which was being sold at K100.Meanwhile, reports are to the effect that there is a shortage of mealie meal shortages in Lusaka with most towns in Zambia having run out of the 25 kg bags of the commodity.Many retail shops in Ndola, including Jambo, Shoprite and Pick ‘n’ Pay reportedly having run out of stock and for those that had the commodity, only 10 kg bags were in stock.Authorities have attributed the shortage of the staple food to traders and milling companies opting to smuggle the commodity to the neighbouring […]
Ndola in mealie meal shortage
