I bought a pocket of cement- Dangote – to be precise on Wednesday this week at K10,000 here in Area 18, Lilongwe. In September I bought the same at K6,500. What does that mean on production of the product with frequent electricity blackouts?

Where is the liberalization of trade Dr. PS of trade here which atcheya/kuchitekete introduced?

Bodza ili cement costs 6850 at one of the producers how can one sell it at six or six five? the reason for the hikes is simple, there is no electricity in malawi. therefore production has miserably gone down. if the government does its responsibility by providing normal power things will be normal. may the government stop making unnecessary noise on this issue instead concentrate on restoring electricity in our country. the head of state is busy wooing international investors to invest here when he is failing to supply enough energy for the few industries already here, how does he… Read more »

I don”t know which planet Dr Mkandawire is from. Lafarge sells its cement to vendors at MK6,850 while Cement Products (Zagaf) sells at MK6,874 – this is for Duracrete and Njati respectively. If you add transportation costs and a small margin of 4%-5%, this should come to over MK7,300. How in hell do you expect a vendor to sell this cement at MK6,500? And when did this industry establish a recommended retail price? And when did we do away with the forces of demand and supply being responsible for the price, especially in an open and competitive environment?