By Simon Nare
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has hit back at a Pretoria-based organisation which he accuses of manufacturing claims that he and the department have introduced pro-black policies.
At a press conference to set the record straight in Cape Town, Steenhuisen revealed on Tuesday that Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux has been spreading misinformation.
“Mr Le Roux seeks to falsely portray me as some BEE tsar in order to try and drive Sakeliga’s own membership and income through manufacturing outrage and sensationalism. I wish today to set the record straight and refute Mr Le Roux’s baseless sensationalism,” said Steenhuisen.
The minister dismissed as absurd allegations by Le Roux that he has established several transformation funds and gazetted several statutory levies. He pointed out that the statutory requirement has been in practice within the department since 1996.
He added that Le Roux conveniently and purposely left out the fact that
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