Co-operative governance minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has tabled draft level 3 regulations that propose lifting the ban on alcohol sales, but extending the prohibition on cigarette sales.
League president Bathabile Dlamini said the minister is under attack because of her views on alcohol and tobacco."At all times white monopoly capital will fight strong women because they want to do as they please," she said.
The EFF, the African Christian Democratic Party and Al Jama-ah opposed plans to allow liquor sales at level 3, and backed the government's plan not to lift the tobacco ban. She is said to have been strongly supported by EFF leader Julius Malema, who agreed the tobacco ban must be in place until level 1.
"She cited some report she got from either Johns Hopkins [University] or Harvard around smoking but she didn't share it," said one leader.On Friday EFF spokesman Vuyani Pambo issued a statement expressing his party's support of an extension of the liquor ban.
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