South Sudan has set up a team to conduct a
criminal probe into the five-year-old 'dura saga', in which the
government paid the equivalent of nearly $1 million for cereals which
were never delivered.
“Today we are launching a very high-level committee to investigate the dura contracts," John Luk Jok, minister of legal affairs said. Dura is the South Sudanese name for sorghum, one of the grains involved in the scandal.
Luk Jok said the government paid the equivalent of nearly a million US dollars to domestic contractors to supply food to state governments ahead of a projected famine in 2008.
But the food was never delivered, he said.
“Today we are launching a very high-level committee to investigate the dura contracts," John Luk Jok, minister of legal affairs said. Dura is the South Sudanese name for sorghum, one of the grains involved in the scandal.
Luk Jok said the government paid the equivalent of nearly a million US dollars to domestic contractors to supply food to state governments ahead of a projected famine in 2008.
But the food was never delivered, he said.
After four years of planning, building and improvising, one Manitoba
man has finally seen his dream of converting a grain silo into a livable
home become a reality.
Suruj Persault moved to Manitoba from Guyana more than 20 years ago,
and in 2009 was inspired by his friends to build the unique home.
“I thought it would be crazy, but once those guys kind of say it out
to me, you know, I kind of said, ‘Yeah.’ It woke me up,” said Persault.
But converting a grain bin into a home was easier said than done. One
of the challenges was finding the contractors with the skills to
convert the iconic Prairie structure into a livable home.
Drought, a much smaller live export trade, and low cattle prices at
sale yards are being blamed for creating terrible farming conditions in
the north of Australia.
Sisters Chanelle and Debra run a cattle station in northern Australia
and say they've shot weak and sick cattle that don't have food to eat.
"It's very hard when you're counting down to the last cent and you're
looking at it and saying 'I can't feed that cow because I can't afford
it'," Chanelle said.
"If they haven't got any food or no quality of water, are you just going
to let it die a slow death for three or four days in a paddock, with the
crows and the eagles picking their eyes out?" Debra said.
"Or, do you take the bullet, put it in your gun, pull the trigger?"
One of Australia's largest beef producers says the industry has little choice but to shoot cattle.
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| Grains, the largest food group in many nutrition guides, includes oats, barley and bread. Cookies, however, are categorized as sugars. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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