THE South African Communist Party has condemned the ‘sustained attacks’ on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma over the last few weeks on the decision to ban cigarettes while the alcohol sales ban was set to be lifted from Monday, June 1.
Dlamini-Zuma is facing the brunt of the criticism for the government’s decision on the continued cigarette sales ban, with the opposition Democratic Alliance saying she must be fired with immediate effect for lying to South Africans about the evidence she relied on to ban the sale of tobacco products during the lockdown.
SACP spokesperson Alex Mashilo said in a statement on Thursday that Dlamini-Zuma is being singled out from Cabinet and attacked for decisions that have been taken collectively by the national coronavirus command council (NCCC), the cabinet and President Cyril Ramaphosa.
“There can be no other conclusion than that the attacks on Dr Dlamini-Zuma are
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