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*Minister Intervenes In Supermarket, Customers' Mealie Meal Standoff*

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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:

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> 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.

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