Sakeliga will take Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel to court unless he 'ceases and reverses his department’s unlawful, irrational, and harmful, obstructions to food production'. busrep day23oflockdown
Johannesburg - Business organisation Sakeliga will take Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel to court unless he "ceases and reverses his department’s unlawful, irrational, and harmful, obstructions to food production", the organisation said on Saturday.
“The dti’s [department of trade and industry] attempts to legislate by mere pronouncement are, irrespective of the merits of its instructions, a danger to the rule of law. Even in the face of our unusual circumstances, the principles of constitutionality and legality must be followed. While restaurant operation had been prohibited, no regulation disallowed the sale of cooked or pre-cooked foods. Moreover, no regulation prohibited restaurants converting themselves to essential service providers, like delis, bakeries, supermarkets, and other food production entities that sell and do deliveries but are not open to public seating and serving.
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