THE primary duty of any government in the democratic world is to afford its citizenry the right to afford acquisition of goods and services that meets their basic needs. Staple food tops the list.
Since the last quarter of 2008, the government of Zimbabwe liberalised importation of basic foods, in particular maize meal and wheat flour. This move was meant to rescue the dire situation that obtained then.
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