Own Correspondent|Ruling ZANU PF aligned war veterans in Bulawayo have blamed senior government and ZANU PF officials for wantonly increasing prices of basic commodities in their businesses saying the issue needs to be urgently addressed.

Speaking during a meeting at Entumbane suburb on Tuesday, Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans’ Association Bulawayo province chairperson Cephas Ncube said war veterans, ZANU PF members or Government officials operating shops must not increase prices at their shops.

Ncube said it is difficult to give hope to the general public if the same people expected to come up with measures to address the situation are directly involved in wantonly increasing prices.

“We are tired of seeing our Government officials who are also respected members of the party increasing prices three-fold and at the same time telling people that things will be normal. It doesn’t make sense,” he said.

“I’m glad that our Government’s initiative to cushion consumers against high prices is being implemented as silo food shops established by the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) are now operational throughout the country.”