The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) wants answers on the legal standing of communication minister Solly Malatsi’s proposal to introduce Equity Equivalent Investment Programmes (EEIPs) in the ICT sector.
EFF MP Carl Niehaus asked Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, the Minister in the Presidency responsible for state security, about the draft policy’s legal standing and whether Starlink was a national security risk.
Ntshavheni sidestepped the question of the policy’s legality, saying the Department of Trade, Industry, and…
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A baby was born in South Africa. The village was very poor, and the makeshift hospital didn\’t have some necessary equipment.. such as scales.
The father however, was desperate to know the newborn baby\’s weight. After quite a bit of asking around, the hospital\’s chairman came up with an idea.
\”Five miles west, there\’s a butcher shop. The owner deals with meat, he should have a rather precise scale. You could just put your baby on the meat scale, and the weight reading you\’ll get should be pretty accurate.\”
And so the father departed westward. After much walking, with his newborn child cardled safely in his arms, he finally arrived at the butcher shop. He explained his dilemma to the shop owner, to witch the latter replied:
\”Don\’t worry, friend. It\’s not even a problem, I\’ll check it for you, free of charge.\” And so he took the child to the back, where the scale was located.
The father heard rumbling noises, and some scraping.. About a minute later the butcher came back.
\”About three pounds boneless\” He said.