Food prices likely to drop after heavy rains
Friday, January 13, 2017
Cats and dogs: Heavy rains are expected in most parts of the Southern African region
This is expected to lead to a drop in food prices over the course of 2017 in the southern African region, which should alleviate pressure, especially on low-income consumers further down the line.
According to Moemedi Mosele, an economist at Motswedi Securities, better regional rainfalls and low fuel prices have a high propensity to pull local food prices down.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...