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*Minister Intervenes In Supermarket, Customers' Mealie Meal Standoff* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?lz Some retailers are reportedly forcing customers to buy goods that they do not need for them to be allowed to purchase the government-subsidised mealie meal. Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Minister Judith Ncube had to intervene at Galaxy Cash and Carry Supermarket in the city where customers were asked to buy groceries worth $150 first. Said Minister Ncube: ---------- Pindula is best experienced with the Android App. *Download APK here:* https://zero.pindula.co.zw/media/apps/apks/pindula23.apk _On Econet, Pindula does NOT use your data_ ---------- > I visited the supermarket and spoke to a man who seemed to be the owner of the supermarket. > He said he placed the condition as a way of controlling the long queue but from my observation, the queue was short as compared to what we normally see so I do not know what their main motive was. > We managed to reason with the owner and we were able to rectify the problem. The government last year introduced a mealie meal subsidy as the product is the staple for most vulnerable households in Zimbabwe. The price of a 10kg bag of mealie meal had shot to over $100 and under the subsidy, it is sold for $50. *More: Chronicle* itel A50 now available on Pindula at $84 64GB storage, 2GB RAM. _ideal for light usage_ _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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