Media personality Somizi Mhlongo-Motaung is a bietjie concerned about the sale of alcohol returning under lockdown Level 3.
With dop going on sale on Monday, 1 June, he said on Instagram: “I thought that when they finally lift the ban I was going to be excited and I woke up feeling really worried. Like I am really worried and I am sure I’m not the only person who is feeling this way. It’s really scary.”
He went on to say that the government needed to specify how people would get access to alcohol.
“If we are going to buy alcohol like we buy food and stuff (in stores), that is worrying for me. One of the reasons why I am worried is because I am worried about people who will now prioritise alcohol versus everything else, their food, bread on the table and their health.
“I am worried about crowds going to buy alcohol with the fear that the ban might be brought back again”, he added.
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The Idols SA judge said that he felt the people who would suffer the most were those at the lower end of the economy and that the upper class would be fine.