South Africa

The people are chooketh! But they still can’t have hot lockdown nosh

21 April 2020 - 07:00 By Bekezela Phakati
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Co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma published a formally banned the sale of cooked hot food in a government gazette released April 20.
Co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma published a formally banned the sale of cooked hot food in a government gazette released April 20.
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The government has moved quickly to tweak lockdown regulations, formally banning the sale of cooked hot food.

This comes as anger grows at "draconian" rules meant to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

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