Tonight I thought I would give you some African humour and a reality check. Humurous to us as these people are 100 percent serious. No wonder nothing gets done and nothing makes sense. Why would you ban alcohol and cigarettes as it makes no real sense right? Read on and you may be enlightened as to how devious government officials can really be. There is no other explanation for their behavior.
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I think what is even more sad is that this guy being interviewed is a spokesperson for the industry. My parrot is smarter than him. How do you even keep a straight face interviewing these fools as I wouldn't be able to.
The so called reason the government has banned alcohol is to prevent the hospitals being inundated with excessive injuries due to their drinking behavior. It is true crime does go up and road deaths increase over night as soon as alcohol is allowed. Not enough to justify the ban in my mind though as they could put enforced limits.
There is another train of thought which I do believe is closer to the truth. The lock down has been excessive and will continue much longer than it should. Figures are being manipulated to make it look worse than it is to justify their measures.
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Rico Basson, managing director at Vinpro, said: “It is our estimation that around 80 wineries, with almost 350 producers, could be out of business ... that equates to some 15 to 20 percent of the sector.” This was a quote from March so how bad is it now as we are talking going into August with no end in sight. Every month these figures will go up and I feel sorry for them as this is part of the overall plan.
Businesses are under immense pressure and what better way of picking certain parts of the industry for your self by bankrupting them. Vineyards in the Western Cape are out of reach by normal standards as they are passed on generation to generation normally unless you have a few R 100 Million to buy one. Crippling the wine industry will force the farmers out and certain individuals will buy them. Prime Wine Estates with household names are not immune and are the target of this extended lock down. Nothing is stopping them from taking this into next year if they can keep the figures up to justify their actions.
The cigarette ban has left tobacco farmers with product they cannot sell and now is the new season for planting. Tobacco is an agricultural product so it does have a shelf life. Cigarettes do go stale and also have a shelf life as that was one of my previous jobs checking for stock that wasn't rotated correctly. Each box has a code that tells you at what factory,what machine,what shift and what month it was manufactured. Normally this is used to highlight rejects that sometimes slip through the net.
Forcing the vineyards and tobacco farms to hit the wall is cruel, but smart on their part if that is what the game is. Who is going to argue if the figures are going up and is a perfect cover for their devious scam. Other countries are trying to reduce the figures but not this lot.They think of themselves and only on how they can enrich themselves. Sounds crazy I know but I have lived in Africa long enough to know the games they play.
Something is not adding up and looking around this is the only thing that makes perfect sense. Used Covid test kits have been found dumped on the sides of the roads so who is really worried about the people? This is not bull dust and the 1 million graves is just trying to highlight to everyone outside the country how bad things are, but they really are not. Letting businesses hit the wall is a new type of crime and a new low on the part of this Government.