By Burnett Munthali
Police have arrested Chancy Chirwa, a 23-year-old sales lady at Simama General Dealers in Ntchisi.
The arrest follows complaints from a business person, Chikumbutso Kapanda, who alleged to have ordered one bale of sugar at MK57,500 instead of the recommended price of MK37,500.
Investigations indicated that Chirwa had been independently overcharging customers, resulting in significant financial losses, estimated at K2 million, for Kapanda.
Chirwa will soon face theft charges in court in connection with the alleged overpricing scheme.
The incident caused a demonstration by other business people led by councilor Mark Mphezi Mtengo, expressing worries over puffed up commodity prices at the shop.
