13 May 2008

National Consumer Forum

We continued the debate today on high food prices with an interview with Chairperson of the National Consumer Forum Thami Bolani. According to the Forum, a lack of leadership and profiteering by certain private sector organisations is leaving consumers at the mercy of high and rising food prices.

‘The lack of action on this issue has meant that poor consumers have been left stranded,’

"It is the democratic responsibility of government, and the moral responsibility of the private sector, to work with civil society and find solutions to this crisis," says Bolani.

For more information on the Forum call 012 428 7071

Renewable Energy City Summit

We were later joined by Sithole Mbanga, CEO of the SA Cities Network.

‘In the wake of limited medium term electricity supplies, steep increases in the cost of electricity, and the new tax on energy generated through non-renewable sources there is a Renewable Energy City Summit underway in Stellenbosch’

It is hosted by the SA Cities Network at the Spier Conference Centre today and tomorrow.

Farm workers Sports Day

We ended off the show with Deputy Director of Sports Transformation- Bennett Bailey who spoke to us about Sports development and transformation that was the drivers behind the Farm Worker’s Sports Day hosted by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport in Robertson earlier this month.

Farm workers have been one group of the community that has always been marginalized- and in a bid to reverse matters and encourage transformation the event was created especially for them.

For more information call 021 483 9631