OPINIONISTA: Profit before wellbeing: British American Tobacco vs Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma

The implications of British American Tobacco’s aborted attempt to bully Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and the National Command Council responsible for South Africa’s battle against the Covid-19 pandemic run deeper than we have cared to examine. Their attempt to use the courts to reverse government’s ban on the sale of tobacco had nothing to do with what is in the interests of the public or the South African economy.

It is therefore appropriate for us to thank and laud the collective wisdom of the National Command Council responsible for our country’s fight against Covid-19 for putting the health and wellbeing of our country ahead of corporate profit and greed. Continuity in this approach will only serve to strengthen the confidence and trust of the South African people in their democratically elected representatives and government.

What we should not move on from are the implications and lessons from the manufacturing of consent and the political economy of mass media in post-apartheid South Africa, and what we need to do about it.

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s NHI parliamentary response in August 2019 should inform the road ahead: “We have enough resources in this country to give every man, every woman, and every child healthcare, but we refuse because we want to promote the interests of a few to the detriment of the rest. We shall change this, and we are irrevocably committed to do this.”

Nice that you allow both sides of coin to be published but please apply some sort of quality control on the articles.

Mr. Masutha where was your sharp opinion when Zuma and partners were stealing the country dry. Most probably had a first class ticket on the gravy train.

Another captured media outlet - join Enca and 'Independent' media. When is S.A. going to have question and answer time with ANC politicians ?

And this piece in mailandguardian today. You people are shameless.

And this shit is from a media outlet that i thought wasnt captured . Is there any media that is kissing anc ass . Has anybody come up with a logical reason y ciggarettes are banned

It took you about 1500 words to give your opinion from one side Here's mine from the other side, stop talking kak. 💩

gemoedsbekakken!!!!!! get a life dear writer!!!!

Write more articles. You are well paid to defend wmc...

What Bullshit. You must be an ANS Puppet, similar to Hu Xjin (Global Times) from the Chinese government. That this is even published..

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