Fishy plan to feed the poor has captive market

11 September 2016 - 02:00
By BOBBY JORDAN

The man in charge of a state-backed fishing experiment to help the poor intends feeding horse mackerel to students, hospital patients and prisoners.Hermanus businessman James Booi, whose 8,000-ton experimental fishing permit has prompted a court row, has submitted an affidavit detailing an ambitious plan to use the fish to alleviate poverty countrywide.

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