Supermarkets hit by 'tomato blight'
Monday, December 06, 2010
"We do not have tomatoes," Pick n Pay franchisee, Ruth Krupavaram, confirmed to Business Monitor on Wednesday last week. A shop assistant at Choppies Supermarket said they were having problems with the supply of tomatoes because they bought from suppliers who got their products from South Africa.
The assistant, who did not want to be named, said Choppies was trying its best to support local farmers but was disappointed that the farmers were failing.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....