LUSAKA — With their country in post-election disarray over allegations of vote rigging and the economy in a tailspin, Zambians such as pensioner Memory Musonda are struggling to cope and fear help will not come soon.Depressed global commodity prices have slashed Zambia’s receipts for copper, its top export, and in turn have caused a 9% fall in the kwacha against the dollar since April, exposing the economy’s over-reliance on the metal.READ THIS: Zambia’s democracy has not led to economic transformationAll of this has compounded the daily woes of ordinary Zambians like Musonda, 69, a retired school teacher, already grappling with soaring food bills and power shortages caused by a searing drought.The kwacha’s plunge means Musonda’s meagre income cannot keep up with soaring prices for staples including sugar, milk and cooking oil mostly imported from SA, whose companies dominate Zambia’s retail sector."Life is hard — prices have shot up and we are struggling to survive and it is obviou...
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