National
Sugar prices go down
Following a directive by government to lower sugar prices, prices of locally milled sugar now retail at Rwf 800 down from Rwf1200 at the beginning of last week.A mini survey conducted by The New Times yesterday showed that the traders complied with the directive.The consumer prices of sugar had increased from Rwf 700 per kilo in May to Rwf1, 200 by July.
A shop attendant packages sugar at Kigali's Kimironko market yesterday. The price of the commodity has gone down after government's intervention. The New Times/John Mbanda