THE Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) says the price of mealie-meal is expected to reduce by the end of this week as a way of passing on the benefits of the recent fuel price reduction to consumers.
MAZ president Andrew Sakala says some individual millers who are MAZ members have already started reducing the price of mealie-meal.
Mr Sakala said in an interview in Lusaka on October 9 that it has always been the trend to adjust the price of mealie-meal whenever there is a change in the fuel prices and in the harvest.
“Some millers have already implemented the reduction in the price of mealie-meal, as a result of a drop in fuel prices. We are hopeful to see a uniform adjustment by the end of this week,” he said.
And Commuters Rights Association of Zambia president Aaron Kamuti has called on the public transport operators to reduce bus fares as soon as possible.
Mr Kamuti said the reduction in the price of fuel should immediately be passed on to the commuters without negotiations and that it should be effective before the end of this week.
“Public transport operators are always quick to increase the fares whenever there is an increase in fuel prices, unlike when there is a reduction. It shouldn’t be like that,” he said.
Mr Kamuti said all local routes should be reduced by K200 and K500 on intercity routes.
On October 8, President Sata called on millers, the power utility company Zesco and other transporters to pass on the benefits of reduced fuel prices to consumers.
[Zambia Daily Mail]
Thats the right way millers.please do keep the prices of staple food low so that the most poor zambians can afford to have 2 decent meals per day.The new PF should get help from the local industries by keeping their prices down on their proudce.National milling and Amanita should also implement the low prices of their meal meal with iimmidiate effect.
It’s a presidential directive so I guess you Millers have to abide.
@ No. 2, Pretty – I’m not sure what you mean.The directive was to scrap the K400 levy for strategic fuel reserves, not to reduce mealie meal prices. If the millers want to score some points by reducing their prices as a result, then is good for them… and even better for consumers! Last I checked, however, Zambia is still a free market economy without mealie meal price controls so don’t know what directive you mean they must abide by.
We wont reduce the price. The price of maize must first be reduced substantially. Operational costs are too high! The fuel price is still too high and reduction was too negligible to affect the pricing mechanism. …reduce petrol to 1$ or lower per litre ….and these kaponya workers are now asking for higher wages…. .they can go to chi sata to get their money and chi sata can direct GBM Milling to reduce prices.
@ 4 you must refrain from that type of languge and tone, when talking on this forum. If you are reary Tonga or HH of which you claim, i think you a very better person, BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS, you deserve to be heard…Enjoy the Day…
chikala respect ba kateka we mwana wangombe
# 4 not good comments…..respect is good whether you like sata or not……
The problem with chaps like HH is this: just because you baley takes you out of this country and you pick on a a wannabe-british accent, you think you know what is best for this country, there is a reason why “chi Sata” is our president and you’re not chikala. let Zambia, through it’s own processes of crisis and victory claim its own triumph, in its own way…
****** was Cheekala!!!!
Just a K400 can trigger a reduction in prices? the fuel price is still just too high. K400 is nothing.
Well whatever the reason at least its more money in our pockets