The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) spends more than R3 million subscribing to The New Age newspaper, Transport Minister Ben Martins said on Tuesday (28 May).<\/p>\n
“Prasa has a subscription agreement with The New Age media company, which provides Prasa with 3,200 copies of the newspaper on a daily basis from Monday to Friday,” Martins said in a written reply to a parliamentary question.<\/p>\n
According to the payment schedule for the period from August 2012 to August 2013, the rail company paid a cover price of R3.50 including VAT for 256 publishing days and 3,200 copies, at a cost of R2,867,200.<\/p>\n
It paid a further 50 cents for 256 publishing days and 3,200 copies at a cost of R409,600. This totalled R3,276,800.<\/p>\n
Martins was replying to a question from Congress of the People MP Dirk Feldman, who asked whether Prasa had a subscription with The New Age.<\/p>\n
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