FRED KHUMALO: The secret behind the booze ban
Ramaphosa’s mistake was handing over the keys to the liquor cabinet to the best security guards in the land — the Zulus
13 August 2020 - 05:00
I don’t know why it took so long for the epiphany to hit home: the real reason President Cyril Ramaphosa reinstated the liquor ban is not because he is a heartless monster who wants his people to die of thirst.
His mistake — at least from the perspective of this country’s drinkers — is that he gave the keys to the liquor cabinet to the best security guards in the land — the Zulus...
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