Multichoice mum on Gupta reports
Multichoice
South Africa Chief Executive Officer Cavo Mawela could not comment on reports
that they had paid R25m to Gupta owned channel, ANN7 as the matter was still
under investigation.
Mawela was part of a panel during Monday morning’s Progressive Business Forum, hosted by the Minister of Small Business Lindiwe Zulu.
Multichoice was also the main sponsor at the breakfast.
Instead, Mawela was able to respond on issues of funding towards SMMEs.
“We are currently spending over R3.3 billion on SMMes and its across value chain of television which means from content production up until you see the product on television”, says Mawela.
The Minister of Small Business Lindiwe Zulu also addressed the issue of land in South Africa.
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Minister Lindiwe Zulu also addressed the issue of land.
She believes the issue should not be a thorny one.
“If you understand the plight of black people in particular, if you understand why our people were headed into the townships and the rural areas. And they never had the opportunities which the farmers, our prole have to play catch up with farmers who have been operating in the past 50 – 100 years.
Zulu says government should be addressed .
“This government is committed to doing things in the right way”, added Zulu.