By BUUMBA CHIMBULU
INCREASED prices of mealie meal, bread and cooking oil, among other food items have continued to put pressure on the country’s annual inflation, with the September rate recorded at 15.6 percent.
This is from 15.5 percent recorded in August, 2024.
Key drivers of this increase were high prices of food items such as bread and cereals, meat, vegetables and cooking oil.
The price of a 25 kg bag of roller mealie meal increased by 0.18 percent from K290.98 to K291.49. “On an annual basis, retail prices between September 2023 and September 2024 showed that CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
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