The price of Kapenta continues to soar, with the popular fish now fetching nearly half a thousand Kwacha to an average of K450 per kilogram. This dramatic price increase, approaching the K500 mark for Kapenta, which was once known as an affordable, accessible, and nutritious sun-dried fish, considered a staple in Zambian households, is now contributing to rising food inflation and placing a significant burden on Zambian households, according to the Zambia Statistics Agency’s July 2025 bulletin. Speaking in an exclusive interview with the Zambian Business Times –ZBT, Mutanuka Evans, Director in the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, explained that the high price is a direct result of…Read the details in the weekly ZBT edition 25 August 2025!, Get your copy via the link https://zambianbusinesstimes.com/subscribe_to_zambian…/
