Tue, 26 Sep 2017 09:51:09 +0000 By Sandra Machima MANUFACTURERS of spirits popularly known as Tujilijili and junta have been warned to follow laid down regulations and procedures or face the wrath of the law. Local Government Minister Vincent Mwale said he was concerned over alcohol abuse and the illicit liquor trade in Zambia. The minister was speaking during the third multi-stakeholders meeting on Alcohol Landscape in Zambia in Lusaka at the weekend. Mr Mwale said the government was ready and committed to ensuring that the right policies were instituted that would manage the sector. “Let us not kill people with so much high alcohol content in a small bottle and being sold almost at giveaway prices, “I am told an individual just needs a K5 and they are done for the day with a 40 percent alcohol content in a 200 ml bottle, and I wish to commend all stakeholders for taking steps in […]
