EDITOR’S LUNCHBOX: A new age for the SABC?
Duties likely to increase on imported chicken, and Chris Stals says he was misquoted in Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s report
Stories of Note Bytes from the digital world Parliamentary committee considers the termination of relations between the SABC and The New Age. An increase in duty on imported chicken is all but certain. However, producers would have to commit to improving their competitiveness so that the tariffs do not simply serve to keep prices and profits high at consumers’ expense. There is a new twist to the Bankorp issue as former Reserve Bank governor Chris Stals speaks out on the public protector’s draft report. Parliament has also been asked to investigate Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s conduct in the matter. In My Opinion Matters of debate Steven Friedman argues that rejecting an investigation in the Bankorp debacle would offer the patronage faction of the ANC a powerful propaganda coup: they could portray their opponents as apartheid apologists, strengthening their claim that they are fighting minority domination. African farmers are the least insured against risks. But an initiative, unveiled at t...
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