Limpopo Liquor Act undermines the poor, says EFF as it heads to court

The red berets have rejected the bill, which came into effect on August 1 and prohibits alcohol sales after midnight.

EFF provincial chairperson Tshilidzi Maraga said: “The act will not only destroy the livelihoods of those who work at liquor establishments, but it will contribute significantly to the rising levels of unemployment and poverty.” The party said public participation in the lawmaking process was thrown out the window by Limpopo's department of economic development, environment and tourism.

“This is paramount in a constitutional democracy [and] renders the act invalid and unconstitutional,” said Maraga. In addition to the court bid, the red berets said they will challenge MEC Rodgers Monama's enactment of the regulations without complying with the constitutional obligation to facilitate public participation.

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