ROB ROSE: Heat rises, as Dlamini Zuma hits out at ‘unqualified’ Basson
Simply lifting the ban won’t shield Dlamini Zuma or the government from accounting for exactly how this decision was made
14 August 2020 - 06:00
Even though the government seems to be on the verge of scrapping its booze ban, the heat is rising between co-operative governance & traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and former Shoprite CEO Whitey Basson ahead of a court clash next week.
On Tuesday, the High Court in Pretoria will hear an application by 120 wine farms, led by the nonprofit Southern African Agri Initiative (Saai), to declare the ban unlawful. Basson, as the owner of one farm, Klein DasBosch, argues that the prohibition will lead to the “irrevocable demise of the majority of wine farms and licensed restaurants”...
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