The Price of Mealie Meal in Mazabuka town in Southern Province on the black market has increased to K 60,000 and K 75,000 respectively at Nakambala market.
And Mazabuka District Commissioner, Tyson Hamaamba has attributed the sky rocketing prices to the Food Reserve Agency’s delay to release maize to Kapinga Milling Company which has since halted production.
Mr Hamaamba said failure by FRA to release maize to Kapinga and the consignment meant for sale to starving villagers has necessitated the sharp increase on the black market.
A survey conducted by ZANIS at Mazabuka’s largest Market, Nakambala has revealed that a 25 Kilogramme bag of Breakfast brand by National Milling Company has shot up from K45,000 to K 70,000 while a similar bag of Roller Mealie Meal has been hiked from K 36,000 to K 60,000.
The survey further revealed that Nakambala market has been flooded with expensive mealie meal while leading super markets have completely run out of the commodity.
Traders talked to said the increase in the price of the staple food could not be reduced because the free market economy promotes competition in business.
They also said the price of mealie meal at the market was cheaper than some named shops in the Central Business District who are now pegging the price of the commodity in some cases at K 75,000.
But Mr Hamaamba said there was little his office could do to reverse the price of mealie meal by marketers on the black market.
Mr Hamaamba said the solution to the mealie meal price reduction lies on the Food Reserve Agency in sending relief food for sell to starving people and release of maize to Kapinga Milling Company.
The DC has since warned that the food situation in the district is likely to worsen this month.
But some residents have since called on the Government to screen people buying mealie meal in bulk because they are creating artificial shortage of the commodity.
ZANIS/ENDS/HC/CLM
That is great
mazabuka whats going on??
Too bad
Matworld
Great to have skyrocketing mealie meal prices or great to be l-)?
Nine Chale
Oh Sorry Big man Icisungu cacimpita.Nacumfwa ati price no bunga these two baciya na rocket mumulu that is why I said great. :-j:-j:-j:-j:-j
Why are the people going through such misfortunes? MMD and RB promised food on the table to the rural guys, what has gone wrong now. It is very surprising that just 5 months past after the demise of LPM and Zambia has started colapsing. Things fall apart that’s the term saga. Zambia is back to Kaunda time where people stopped thinking about development but food. From 6 to 6 the talk was where could some one buy ubunga. What is going on people. Nyama Soya should be watched otherwise this come back UNIP will destroy even the little development existing now. It is disgusting to hear cries of hunger while our friends hear cries of technology advancement. Sure we are being ruled by thieves aga
Its shameful for this country to be experiencing shortage of ubunga.It was the shortage and higher prices of ubunga that sparked riots on the copperbelt in KK era.Hopefully,the once maizebelt can follow zimandola’s foot steps noku civivula.
These are the penalties of not voting wisely.
Yaba! :-w
I agree with you Matworld-Nice guy!, we shouldn’t be surprised at all the things that are now happening in Zambia today. This is what you all voted for! Evry nation deserves the leadership IT votes into office. Don’t rumble now, this is whay you wanted. You will have your chance again in 2011. If you srew it up again…
# 8 very right the wages of sin is death, not voting wisely high prices, hunger and job loses
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MEALIE MEAL, and not “meal meal”, LT.
IN OTHER WORDS CORN MEAL.
ubwali…nsima…chimege….gamani…ichasembe….malyalaya…sitigen…yamene…ukubusuma…food…mudala…awe khani ya pe zedi che…muzadwa MMD mukaula…vote wisely next time HH help your people make a smart plan just bail them out naka two Billion. they voted for u. or else u are not fair. feed them otherwise if they die it s your votes u losing. in chipata plenty food more children more votes. RB policy starve them.
MeaLIE Meal PLEASE!
Abantu bafwa ne nsala…….!!! :-w
Why are you calling Nakambala market a black market. Is it not legal to sell mealie meal outside of supermarkets?
Akabunga pa Zed is very important. This story exposes MMD a lot. They are liars and will not fullfil the promise to fed all zambians by keeping the price low. Too bad
Morning Bloggers :)>-
Matworld @ #1 – Whats so good about this story? or where you just excited at being l-)?
Akabunga nakashupa pa Maz mwee. People queeing up the whole day. Its back to UNIP days with RB.
SAME OLD #### DIFFERENT DAY
Hmm Matworld, what is great!??
Is it meal meal or mealie meal? Too bad! Its high time we stopped depending wntirely on maize as a staple food!
On the Ccopperbelt we are Buying at K75,000. No one make it news? LT are you idots aswell
kukonda nsima…mukazidyako na rice (mpunga)
# 5.Matworld-Nice guy! Please I will lamp my medical bills on you. You have really cracked my ribs with your No. #5 comments. I need medical attention for the cracked ribs due to laughter. People started wondering what was going on in my office, why I laughed so loudly. Any way those that laugh last laugh the longest!!!
Mpangula Mputyu
Iam so sorry. :-j:-j:-j
26. Matworld-nice guy, I’M GIVING YOU THE “BEST JOKE OF THE YEAR 2009 AWARD” IN ADVANCE FOR #5 COMMENT. NO NEED TO WAIT FOR THE “TO BE RIGGED 2009” LT AWARDS.
Nice stuff to reflect on.info factual!!!
45 years ago, Kibaki and VJ Mwaanga were in government and Kennedy was running for Presidency. Obama was 1 year old. 45 years later, Kibaki and VJ Mwaanga are still in government, and Obama is President of the United States of America.
In THE LAST 45 years we have had Johnson, Carter, Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Clinton, Bush 1 and Bush 2 in USA in between as presidents but in Africa the same guys in their 70’s and 80’s are still trying to tell Africans they can make development models that work?’
Makes u think?? Something is seriously wrong with Africa !!!!!
Something is terribly wrong with me & you too FOR ALLOWING THIS CIRCUS!!
Cabija basa. I hope all will revert to acceptable levels very soon.
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28. your flag Mpangula Mputyu, is there any particular reason to why the Undereducate Michael Chilufya Sata is missing on your list of old people in African politics?
By the way Vernon J. Mwaanga is only 66 years old while the likes of the Undereducate are about 72 years old.