Photos of the day: meallie meal queues in Chipata
The citizen who sent these photos to the Watchdog said: find attached pics of people lining up for mealie meal in Chipata today. Its as if we are back to the unip era. Kindly dont publish my name.
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Back to UNIP days when people used to queue for soap, cooking oil etc. All this is becouse of voting for a poorly educated President ati alatuteka and more money in our pockets shame indeed pa Zambia.
Amai tilikuseli - March 7, 2013
10:15
Zambians work up you who voted for CNP should be crying now.Nevers and HH join hands on behalf of us zambians so that satana is removed why shortages of meal meal our staple food/? Ukwa must answer our questions now.Ukwa you are a savage from Tanganyika.
zero - March 6, 2013
12:52
Ba UP and down, continue being frustrated. Insult and talk, compalin about almost anything. You are just wasting yoir energies.
Chinsokolo - March 6, 2013
11:28
This so called bumper harvest was for mmd and I saw on the news Bob Sichinga apologising to zambians for late fertiliser deliveries, if last year we had a bumper harvest and we are experiencing mealie meal shortage, what will happen at the end of this year because a bumper harvest is not possible this year. Fellow zambians, brace yourselves for harder times.
We welcome you UNIP, we have missed you so much for the past 20 years where have you been? The by air time is back.
MMD - March 6, 2013
09:38
My friend ….. the PF people have stollen all the maize – there was no such things in MMD
prophet - March 6, 2013
11:15
The real test for the people of eastern province will be determined when they go to vote in the looming Chipata Central Constituency. If they go ahead and vote for PF then the mealie meal shortage has no effect on them just like the people of Mufumbwe and Mpongwe, despite the shortages they went ahead to vote for the failures. Coming from eastern province, my heart bleeds to see my folks queuing up for mealie meal like in the UNIP days.
Zganga - March 6, 2013
08:05
donchi kubeba ifwa bu puba
Likman666 - March 6, 2013
01:57
We told u fools n u ve voted 4 them again in lambaland,pipo like Nambulambe what do u expect. Sata has failed lamenytably,no excuse only thoz useful idiots can support such,fools
chipata disco - March 6, 2013
00:20
fellow Zambians, within 90 days, more money in your pockets, ooh black out, zesco load shading again and again. CNP.
kasonde waka - March 5, 2013
23:52
Is this what you voted for pf?
Deacon - March 5, 2013
23:45
There is a by election in chipata? what are they queuing for? may be they are voting.
Muleya - March 5, 2013
23:42
You reap what you sow…this saying has never rang so true. Zambians deserve every bit of what is happening!
Rio - March 5, 2013
22:11
Everything happening in Zambia today is a chip off the old UNIP Block, KK. These are extremely happy days for KK because this is exactly the way he left things in 1991.
1. NO DEMOCRACY
2. SITET
3. SPECIAL BRANCH SPYING ON CITIZENS’ PRIVACY
4. Essential mealie meal shortages
5. Forex Controls
6. PF Vigilantes = UNIP Vigilantes
7. PF No idea of running an economy = UNIP no idea of running an economy
8. Suppression of fundamental rights, freedoms and liberties
9. PF Central Committee = UNIP Central Committee
10.Jere and Libongani brutality = Kamfinsa Mobile Unit brutality
and so on and so forth the story goes. You will never ever hear KK condemn the evils of this PF government. Instead he will beg you to support maladministration and evil machinations of PF govt because UNIP is back, albeit under the psuedonomy, PF.
Centre Back Of Democracy - March 5, 2013
21:49
Ine nochokamo muzed.back to zim.untill the
kafwinyo - March 5, 2013
21:30
Imwe bantu I thought this is in Kenya and that those people are waiting to vote in the general election. PF to be fare has totally failed to manage the country. How?
Umkonto We SIzwe - March 5, 2013
21:03
let them queue not just for mealie meal but for soap and cooking oil. They will remember the 1980s.
leading inventions - March 5, 2013
20:29
Sad situation!
Painful especially if you know that you did not even vote for CNP!
Suffering because of few disgruntled kaponyas and marketeers? Sivinthu!
Mubanga - March 5, 2013
19:31
When a child cries for a hot plate, give it to it. Thats Pafwaka you were dancing naked for
Sara Chileshe - March 5, 2013
19:16
Ha ha ha…I like tat one.
Kontile Maila - March 6, 2013
07:34
I think the people of zambia should learn from our neighbour like tanzania where people harvest and preserve for consumption in their home. A lot of zambians teal the land but the problem is they sell everything that they harvest and wait to come and buy later. We should start thinking positively, whereby i sell some and reserve enough to see me through the season. Zambians like shining, you sell everything and show everybody that you have money and at the end of the season you have nothing, this poos planing and reasoning. I do work and cultivate so as to make ends meet, so i have never bought melie meal for the past 8years, so imitate me so that you leave politicians to fight. If the majority of zambians learn to reserve in their homes, a few individuals who depend on buying from national milling wont starve.
Kaindye iyamwicinga - March 5, 2013
19:14
That is not the issue here.It is about lack of mealie meal and not the shit you are talking about. Relate your comment to the story.
Holocaust survivor - March 5, 2013
20:28
…And from 1992 up until PF took over power we never queued for essential goods such as mealie meal, this means the harvest was plenty and we stored enough food for consumption. But when PF came to power with all the excitement they had they sold and donated everything coupled with poor agricultural policies where farm inputs are delivered in March.
Zganga - March 6, 2013
07:54
Not everyone is a farmer. Infact there is a lot of labor in maize farming compared to what u get from sale. No same farmer would sale all the labor
puss - March 5, 2013
21:41
After serious suffering from the brutality and disfunction of the current regime, many Zambians will emerge from being ‘useful idiots’ to useful citizens. At that point, they will learn to vote serious people to leadership.
Kaluba - March 5, 2013
19:12
We deserve it i hope we can stand up for zambia now chimba 3 warned us with video clips as evidence but we thot he was mad
Bb - March 5, 2013
19:12
Viva miko satana pa bwato donchi kubeba
Bb - March 5, 2013
19:06
THESE ARE VOTERS AND NOT QUEUING UP FOR THE STAPLE FOOD.
CHOMA - March 5, 2013
18:22
Open your eyes and see the bags of mealie near the bicycles.
Zganga - March 6, 2013
07:57
I think ba paya farmer have failed so bafileke fye!!! This is nonsense!!!
gelo wapa zed - March 5, 2013
18:19
people may call me heartless, but sometimes a little suffering may help zambians to not make the same mistake again. the point being, sata and the pf should be allowed to finish the whole term; they cried for it and getting them off prematurely will be like giving them an easy way out and as zambians we may end up making the same mistake voting wise again because we will not have seen how low it can get
webman - March 5, 2013
18:16
It is really sad to see what is happening in Zambia.
Blago - March 5, 2013
17:38
Country men and women, its unbelievable that this vibrant state has gone so low. At one time I actaully thought I was dreaming but hey its true, Zambia is sinking so low so fas than the titanic. Who will serve us? Zambia doesnt deserve this. Whether PF fools like it or not, MMD bad as it appeared then was 100 times better than this failed regime.
Yetuna - March 5, 2013
17:19
Isn’t this the type of thing that was happening the last time we had a One Party State in Zambia ? And wasn’t Sata a senior official in the UNIP government at the time ? Time for change our people. The country has had enough of these UNIP old timers.
Fougarcon - March 5, 2013
17:13
failed govt
Defend Democracy - March 5, 2013
16:34
i think they are queying 4 water not mealie meal mwe ,tamuchimwene icimpampa cha manzi.bufi bwenu
boyd mukelabai - March 5, 2013
16:31
You are nuts. If u don’t know better stay away.
The white building in the background belongs to Sable & that is at Kamoto or Khatri Bro.
I am crying.
Tikotiko - March 5, 2013
17:28
and someone says KK and FTJ said others function well under surpervisio..i do not know who they talking about…..
i smell a rat - March 5, 2013
16:18
This regime of Micheal Chilufya Sata is cursed because it came in power through deceit.
mwanawina - March 5, 2013
16:11
It is not only mealie meal but Forex shortage as well.
muzimai wapa Zed - March 5, 2013
16:03
the government of dunderheads have no plan on how to deal with the shortage of mealie meal instead they have signed agreements for more exports which will worsen the situation
Bwalya chiselema - March 5, 2013
15:58
Can someone ask Lamedk Mangania and his friend Lucas Phiri issue a statement about why a maize producing town like Chipata should have such shortages.
Chipata should be exporting mealie-meal to LiLongwe and Lusaka and not having shortages. The people of Chipata or Eastern Province are hard working people and it is a disgrace for the town to have food shortages.
It is a clear sign that,someone has failed to manage the economy. It is very sad to see a town like Chipata having to go through such shortages. What will then happen to places like Kafue and Kasama ?
God help Zambia !!!!!
Pimbi Mano - March 5, 2013
15:48
Kafue rides on Southern that would be equally shocking
Realist - March 5, 2013
15:52
I cry with you mwana. We have always lived side by side with our good neighbours Malawi from time immemorial. They buy food from us and we also buy drinks and other goods from them. Therefore, I find it very strange that our beloved govt should now start blaming food shortages on Malawi. The fact is that this uncaring govt donated and sold all the food without considering our consumption levels. they should improve on their agricultural policies. Yesterday Sichinga apologised to farmers for late delivery of farm inputs, it remains to be seen if they will improve this time on input delivery, prompt payment to farmers and also leaving enough in the reserves.
Zganga - March 6, 2013
08:16
Why they voted for Sata? Because He promised.
Why we voted for HH? Because He has made it.
Where is chi Sata who used to join you in those queues? Don’t you feel abandoned and foolish.
Happy Donchi Kubeba Chipata
Vilifier - March 5, 2013
15:47
Dire consequence of having clueless chaps in govt and an idiot for president. As long he is able to receive his life prolonging ‘top-up’ medication and his family and friends are well taken care off, he doesn’t care a damn about everyone else. Zambia is in deep shit!
Songa Wanga - March 5, 2013
15:42
Please ‘Useful Idoits’the Pathetic Failures(PF),for once admit that things are not well under this Sata’s regime.Better change of governance is desparately needed to save mother Zambia from other shortages other than mealie meal.Thank God the MMD left something(programs) to start with,like building of Defence houses,Lusaka Ring-Roads,Kazungula Bridge,the so-called Link Zambia 800 road project,schools infrastructure,UTH Cancer Building Project,Economic Zones-changed to PF mini- economic industrial clusters etc.I wonder what the CNP would have done without MMD
Mjay - March 5, 2013
15:34
After queuing to vote for PF…you straight join the queue for mealie meal…ubupuba tabuchila apa…we should stop this rote.
scree - March 5, 2013
15:27
LOL……….
moronic voter - March 5, 2013
15:39
hahahahaha..what the heck..is that what is happening..?very good..PF for you..where’s Mangani who deceived you guys..?you should have listened to HH..
mumbwe - March 5, 2013
15:24
YES KEEP VOTING FOR PF AND CONTINUE LINING UP INSTEAD OF WORKING OR DOING OTHER PRODUCTIVE THINGS.NO PRODUCTIVITY UNDER PAYA FARMER(PF) GOVT.
Kangu Kaya - March 5, 2013
15:19
Its better you eat Ka Mpezeni since he is Ukwa’s surrogate!
Lusaka Fire - March 5, 2013
15:19
hahahahaha..yayayayay..true man..that man talks anyhow..!Mpezeni should know that his friend has failed to deliver..
mumbwe - March 5, 2013
15:22
Just drink tobbacco juice, the Tonga’s are eating punga.
MudendaMuzovu - March 5, 2013
15:15
VIVA CHALILA PA ZED!
The Don - March 5, 2013
15:11
PF cadres what is your take on this one,can I hear your defence please
Useful Idiots - March 5, 2013
15:08
VIVA Pabwato
moronic voter - March 5, 2013
15:06
Ncomwakalikuyanda, mucibone. When some us who are not young told you about sat you ignored us. What an old man can see while seated, a young one may not see even from the roof top.
NDEKALOMBWANA - March 5, 2013
15:04
A very sad situation indeed. Getting back to the UNIP days of queues, coupons, Special Branch, etc.
Concerned Citizen! - March 5, 2013
14:59