THE DA’s case against Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu over restrictions on the distribution of food parcels takes place in the Western Cape High Court on Friday.
This follows her department’s alleged ‘ban’ on soup kitchens, including introducing tight regulations that hindered the distribution of food parcels by NGOs and charities during the lockdown.
DA MP James Lorimer said in a media statement on Friday that the party will argue in court that Zulu has no authority to issue such regulations and that the regulations are irrational anyway.
“We will also argue that she didn’t follow proper procedures and that the regulations contradicts the Constitutional right to food,” said Lorimer.
“What we don’t know is whether Minister Zulu really believes her department is so efficient it can feed millions or whether she is so cynical that she doesn’t care if people can starve just so long as she can control
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