A COUPLE of years ago the government banned the operation of restaurants without running water and eating places were expected to fix water taps.
More than two years down the lane, Talking shop has, however, observed that most restaurants are now ignoring that regulation, while the local authorities have not been enforcing it.
The rule is particularly important in rainy season like now, to avoid transmission of water-borne diseases like cholera.
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PICK ‘n Pay management should consider increasing bread production to avoid the situation where people have to queue up for the commodity.
Talking shop has observed that most of the times Pick ‘n Pay customers especially at the PHI outlets have to queue up when buying the commodity because of it often runs out.
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THE umbrellas selling business has boomed following the onset of the rains in Lusaka and other parts of the country.
Umbrella traders are happy with the way business is going as they say they have made a lot of profits in the past two weeks following the rains.
