Looked at in a cynical way, it could be that the entire ANC leadership might be headed straight to heaven when they shuffle off this mortal coil. Their fast-tracking to the Pearly Gates may well be because they seem to have been determined to turn South Africa aside from the twin evils of alcohol and tobacco, while at the same time driving our people closer into the bosom of religion.
The only thing which does link the actions of the government in dealing with the coronavirus crisis seems to be a desire to change the bad ways of its people – because there is no other logical, consistent explanation for their conduct and still less for the restrictions they have put into place in terms of the Disaster Management Act.
We say in theory because it is quite clear – from anecdotal evidence and from the welter of police reports – that the illegal cigarette trade is thriving. It does makes sense that the ban would have helped keep open hospital facilities because some drunks hurt others in multiple ways. While we agree South Africans are a religious lot and have been missing the vital fellowship these gatherings offer, did government not notice that some of SA’s hot spots – as well as the sources of some bad outbreaks overseas – were religious gatherings?
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