LOCKDOWN : CONSUMERS BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE

Measures introduced by the government to minimise the spread of the coronavirus in Zimbabwe have seen prices of basic commodities shooting beyond the reach of many, while products such as mealie-meal are disappearing from the market. Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) chairman Philip Bvumbe (PB) told Standard business reporter Fidelity Mhlanga (FM) in an interview that the national lockdown