[All Africa] Zambian mealie meal | ...a coarse flour made from corn (maize), it is a staple in sub-Saharan Africa because it is cheap, widely available, does not need refrigeration, and can be made into porridge, polenta, and beer... |
Zambia? You mean that place the white "settlers" went when their farms were stolen.
The Financial Gazette established that traders were making brisk business selling Zambian mealie meal at popular markets, while others moved around Chinotimba and Mkhosana townships on bicycles selling the product.
Some local shops also had stocks of the Zambian product, which sold for nearly half the price of locally produced mealie meal.
"It is the price and the quantity that matters," said a local trader.
"It all makes economic sense for the suffering residents," he added.
Investigations indicated that Zambian traders brought the mealie meal from across the border daily on bicycles for sale in Victoria Falls.