THE recent shortage of mealie meal came as a surprise to many people given the measures Government had put in place to ensure the availability of the commodity at an affordable price. (more…)
ESTHER MSETEKA and GILCHRIST MUSOLO, Lusaka
THERE is a cartel by some people to create an artificial shortage of mealie-meal and consequently increase the price of the commodity and export it to the Democratic Republic of Congo to make huge profits. (more…)
ALVIN CHIINGA, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has distributed 2,240 bags of mealie-meal to flood victims in Lusaka district’s seven constituencies. District Commissioner Maximo Kankomba said the mealie-meal is being distributed especially in…
KALONDE NYATI, Lusaka
THE projected improvement in food supply could result in a reduction in inflation in the long term, the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has said. (more…)
KELLY NJOMBO, Lusaka
SYLVA Food Solutions is this year expected to set up a food processing factory at a cost of US$400,000 (about K5.7 million) in a quest to feed the local and international markets. (more…)
VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina has been in Southern Province for an on the-spot-check of the flood and food situation there. She is somewhat concerned that relief is not always delivered as quickly as it should be. (more…)
MWILA NTAMBI, NANCY SIAME, Kitwe, Lusaka A 66-YEAR-OLD man of Chama district has been beaten to death allegedly by his wife and her 28-year-old brother for failing to provide for…
FRANCIS CHEWE, Kitwe
DURING this year’s International Food Day, which fell on Wednesday, October 16, Pope Francis observed that there is a distorted relationship between food and nutrition which has left about 700 million people globally overweight, simply because they are victims of poor dietary habits. (more…)