Traders in Siameja sell 25kg bag of mealie-meal for K50,000
Traders in Siameja sell 25kg bag of mealie-meal for K50,000By Charles Mangwato
Thursday July 12, 2007 [04:00]
The price of mealie-meal in Siameja area of chief Mweemba’s area in Sinazongwe district has shot up with a 25 kilogramme bag of mealie-meal fetching K50,000. Villagers in Siameja said that traders that were able to transport the commodity to the area had increased the price of the staple food citing high transport costs as a result of the bad road network.
Headman Siankuni said this had forced villagers to cover long distances on foot across hills to Mapatizya Mine where a 25kg bag of mealie-meal was relatively cheaper. Siankuni said most transporters were shunning the Bottom Road because of its bad state. He said this has greatly hampered delivery of goods and services to the area.
He said most people in the area did not harvest any maize because of the drought experienced in the valley in the past rainy season. Siankuni said people in the area would require relief food from government in order to survive.
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