SA policemen feature as witness sings in CMS case
Friday, December 05, 2008
Tumagole, Maja and eight others are accused of stealing P20 million from Central Medical Stores, through four fraudulent transactions that have resulted in supply shortages at public medical facilities throughout the country.
The trial started late yesterday following differences between the prosecution and the defence on whether to allow Singiombo to give evidence in the absence of Tumagole's lawyer, Duma Boko, on Tuesday.
Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...