Mansa Impala Milling Company Proprietor Gerald Ngabwe has appealed to government through the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to supply adequate maize to the company in order to satisfactorily serve customers.
Mr Ngabwe said government should come to the company’s rescue in terms of providing enough maize stock to the company to avoid the escalating prices which have not only hit Luapula but other parts of the country.
He made the appeal in Mansa today when Commerce and Industry minister Bob Sichinga visited the company.
Mr Ngabwe said so far he was happy with support he’s receiving from FRA despite the company not receiving enough grains.
Mr Ngabwe, who said he started his company in 1997 with only a small capital, explained that his company has now managed to increase investment to commendable levels.
He added that he’s also managed to employ a good number of local people in Mansa and further stated that the number of employees has continued increase.
Mr Ngabwe also noted that his company provided services to several districts in Luapula among them Mansa, Samfya, Mwense, and Nchelenge.
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IN SOUTH AFRICA despite helpng in their struggles ,it was decided you cant drive your japanise car through SouthAfrica, but put it on a carrier sadly at a cost.An economic decision that affected our car dealers, but their intrests came first,similarly we have maize againest the region lets maximise on this opportunity and realise full value as a nation unlike just making individual millers rich when they export mealie meal,the ones complaining of demand are th copperbelt, luapula and part of nothern due to smaggling,satisfy local market first the minister told you already,niya bwanji?
I don’t understand much on what Mr Gerald Ngabwe want from gvt. Why can’t he buy straight from the depots. That Impala milling company must own trucks. Lam excuses aren’t so good. In business you can’t be waiting for goods to come. You have to fetch them.