HICOFEST back with a bang
Friday, March 13, 2015
Chester Missing
This year’s event themed “Razor Sharp comedy” is wholly sponsored by the Department of Arts and Culture, under the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture.
The department is bankrolling the event to the tune of P50, 000 which also to be used for a workshop for local comedians to be conducted by Conrad Koch, a South African legendary rib-cracker.
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...