Ethnic broadcast debate rages on
Friday, August 08, 2014
The motion, which was defeated, has triggered national debate within and outside the National Assembly on the issue of national languages and the seemingly unending conflict between self-recognition and nation building.
Interestingly, in Parliament, debates were so sharply divided on the motion, that legislators from the same ethnic background differed on the prudence of introducing public broadcasts in more national languages.
While the minister is of the view that the proposal would have significant positive economic impact, the entertainment industry players believe otherwise. The issue has over the weeks become a hot potato. But what is of essence right now is that the country needs liberal ideas to move in the right direction While opening up the economy may sound quite interesting to the ear, rolling out extended trading hours through pilot programmes without...