Luanshya town has been hit by a critical shortage of mealie meal despite having a milling company in the area, namely, Antelope.
A check by ZANIS today in the central business area revealed that most of the outlets including shoprite, National milling outlet and other shops did not have the commodity.
Only one shop in the town had inadequate stocks of Olympic mealie meal which was going at K64,000, while Chimsoro brand was also pegged at K64,000 at Buseko Market at Nichorise shop.
A resident of Mikomfwa, Brian Chansa complained that the commodity had been scarce for almost a week and where it is available, it was still exorbitant, fetching at over K60,000.
Mr. Chansa said Government should move in and compel the millers buying maize from the Food Reserve Agency at a cheaper price, to reduce the retail prices of mealie meal. He wondered why some millers had stuck to the old prices when others had reduced the price of 25kg bag of breakfast mealie meal to as low as K49,000.
Meanwhile, three Hundred and Fifty(350) x 50 kg bags of relief maize meant for distribution in Chieftainess Muwezwa’s chiefdom in Itezhi-tezhi district have been stolen.
Nyambo ward community School Chairperson Huphrey Kashweka who is responsible for distribution in the area has confirmed the development in a walk-in interview with ZANIS in Itezhi-tezhi today.
Mr Kashweka said that the 350 bags of maize which have been stolen were part of government relief maize that is being distributed by the Adventist Relief Agency(ADRA) in selected wards in the district.
“we received about 1,725x50Kgs of government relief maize last December which were supposed to be distributed to the beneficiaries last week but we had to return all the beneficiaries home after discovering that 350x50Kgs of government relief maize had been stolen” he said.
Mr Kashweka said he has reported the matter to the Itezhi-tezhi district police station and the District Commissioner .
He however stated that some people who were entrusted to look after the relief maize have since been arrested.
ZANIS/FM/MKM/ENDS
Sad! Zambians live by Nshima alone! Something should be done!
insala twafwa mayo
no comment..
I have lost appetite now
wats happening roan antelope do yr job properly . u know pipo rely on mealie meal for amain meal 😕
Ni bakabwalala,and it will be sold while you starve
I we Baby C!!! Nine Chale ni ba Big Brother!!
AKALUPIYA KA SHUPE KABILI NA KAUNGA KASHUPE 😮
i have to verify this story,coz i jst bot same sturf yestaday without looking for it here and there.
Man Kunde pliz verify this is yo home town wat truth is there in this story
Mwe bena Zambia, mwila meka notubunga twenu. We eat Rice here in Zim
The Mwine,
Are u in office?Can i come for lunch my brother and later on we do whisky
lwanshya ya pwa
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mine is closed in luanshya,plz dont temper with akabwali now,the town is a worst on the c/belt…
man kunde #9 verify ,maybe LT bufi!!
“price of mealie meal have been reduced now I can rest” This is what RB said last december. These guys are full of false promises.
Its really bad that people have no cash and mealie meal.
8-x8-x8-x8-x
Man kunde
whisky on a tuesday sure?
Shortage of mealie meal = Increase in prices.
Has any body noted that 25Kg is just a name printed on the bag. The actual weight is ranging between 18 – 25Kg
Baby C,
fyakuchita finono by zad so a glass of whisky will do me good.Kaili notu ma private business meetings emo tupila.
I was on the CB last December holiday. I am afraid C/B looks like a WAR ZONE. Yalipwa. Its only Lusaka flourishing. Ninsala yeka yeka ku C/B mwebekalachalo.
Man kunde Just come mwana will do, am tired already, Red label will do
cholera, no food, no money, te chimo fye na pa zim manje???
afternoon bloggers, ati bwa??? :d
why is this mealie meal shortage specific to towns? I would have thought that the mealie companies will have a nationwide distribution policy? Am I missing something?
LEON,
Shani mani,uliwabufi maybe u were in a wrong neighbourhood otherwise tulekalafye bwino boyi.
Afternoon,Sharp Shooter, Matworld and Tionge, Ive just come back from the funeral and this is when I’m having my lunch. Iye Matworld, forget about yesterday’s comments, you explained ala ndimunthu fye. Cheer up. Akabwali ka tufinkubala ala nakawama. Good day guys.
Man Kunde,
Chachine ndelanda. My car almost got damaged because of the potholes or is it ditches on the so-called roads. Maybe for you guys e normal iyi ine. Chabulanda sana.
LEON u should also know that in every country kwaliba ku community eko yakosa so landafye ifishinka mani dont be economic with the truth after all it will save u.
LEON,
Ninshi yashilemukuchita? If it’s visiting and u r a Zambian u should have known Z is not as developed as SA.nxt time come with a bigger vehicle.
There is nothing to hide man. The roads in Kitwe are bad. I was based in riverside and chimwemwe where my relatives are. Because even in the city centre particularly that road from town going in the direction of chingola is not all good. The less I say about residential areas the better. Just accept it man kunde. If you are content with the state of infrastructure, how is the govt going to rehabilitate them? Dont be content with mediocrity my friend.
Politicians pls do something quite. Where are the reserves? You should at least have PLAN B :-@
Man Kunde,
Actually in June, I will be in Kitwe once again. I will either come with a 4×4, or I will just fly. I will just be using public transport while there. I came with my car as I wanted to visit as many relatives and my friends in different parts of the CB, since I had my own transport.
Life_life pls dont contribute here ok. Pls stay away from the site Bruv.
LEON,
i rest my case.ZUMA ati shani?Yakosa futi.IZ he ever be SA presida?shimika mani.
The origins of the current food crisis can be traced to the recycled policies of the Nixon White House. Henry Kissinger stated the premise succinctly in 1970: “Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people.”
The risks for famine and political instability are huge. One doesn’t need to be a conspiracy theorist invoking the Trilateral Commission to feel that something is very wrong with policies leading to simultaneous crises in credit, oil and food that threaten not just the wealth but the wellbeing of most of the world’s population.
By the way is Ali Simwiinga still town clerk? He should do something about roads in Kitwe. Where do all the levies, rates and rentals money go? Its really bad. I know what I am talking about its not normal bane to live like that. I know they cant afford to tar the roads but atleast they should grade the roads especially in t/ships. When it comes ku menshi, iyo mwandini. There are specific times for availability of water. Zambia is not a desert, why ration water. Plenty of rainfall and rivers. But why ration water? Politicians in Z are a joke.
Ba Evelyn King!
My condolences! Welcome back and thank you. Ku Luanshya ati takuli ubunga imwe mulyako nakabwali? Where are you based my sister?
Ba Matworld-Nice Guy
Our sister says cheer up!
God bless you all bloggers
Man Kunde,
Zuma ninshimbi. He is a fighter that man. I can assure you Zuma is the next presdo of RSA. Even if they go to court once again, they will just acquit him. He also has a lot of support amongst South Africans, particularly the black middle class and poor black South Africans who forms 60-75% of voters. Even if he becomes president whilst facing charges, they just use state machinery to dispose off the case. The ANC is power my brother Man Kunde.
Tionge
Thanks dear. Lusaka Bros. Working in one of the government Ministry.
brokers!!!!!!
Iam off now. enjoy the peace before mestrol heeheheh comes.
Bye. =;=;=;=;=;
I am alsi signing off. You will be seeing more of me now on this blog. Man Kunde, its been a pleasure chatting with you.
Chileshe!!!!!!!
The origins of the current food crisis can be traced to the recycled policies of the Nixon White House. Henry Kissinger stated the premise succinctly in 1970: “Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people.”
The risks for famine and political instability are huge. One doesn’t need to be a conspiracy theorist invoking the Trilateral Commission to feel that something is very wrong with policies leading to simultaneous crises in credit, oil and food that threaten not just the wealth but the wellbeing of most of the world’s population.
Shame, shame, ssshhhaaaaammmeee!!
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#42 1984
welcome, why have you been hidding all along,good points,you are the people we need here…
Chewe
Epo Ndi Mudala wandi! just enjoying your comments guys.
Evelyn King.
How are you Dear? Thank you so much ala mwandi I was really toubled.Thank you so much Once Again.
Jerks.
How are you my dear?Hope you are fine.
Tionge
Thanks Once again for everything.
Man Kunde
Thanks for the mails keep it up bro.
All Bloggers Greetings to you all.
Poor and Lack of planning by the government. Pa Zambian too many problems and no one to solve them.
IT IS SAD AND ONE WONDERS WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING ABOUT IT.TAKWABAFYE,MINE CLOSURE AND NOW SHORTAGE OF MEALI MILL.RB KINDLY DONATE AS YOU DID IN CHIPATA.
Don’t worry guys. panono sana. twalasova.
46. Sarah Jones,
” Poor and Lack of planning by the government. ”
Message to Sarah: neoliberals don’t believe in government planning, they believe in ‘markets’. They don’t believe in governing, because ‘government is the problem’.
Of course, the Zambian people don’t have much choice, as most Zambian parties are both neoliberal and fall in line with the IMF, as 1/3 of the state budget comes from ‘donor aid’.
I ve just come from Luanshya ,the pipo did not look very desperate .Limbi bale gaisha
was it a bampa harvest or a bamba harvest? :-l:-l:-l:-l
To live and die in ZED no matter what
let the zambians run to the thrown of God coz its just too much lies by politicians,i know that you say manna wont come down but you never know how the father might do it for he is mercyful.peace
SHORTAGE OF MEALIE MEAL HAS NOW BECOME A JOCK. MEALIE MEAL IS ALLOVER THE PLACE DURING ELECTIONS-MOST OF IT FOR FREE OF CHARGE. HOW CAN THERE BE A SHORTAGE?