Humpty Dumpty: DA Calls On Ramaphosa To Fire Patel Over ‘Soviet Union-Era’ Clothing Rules

The DA has lambasted Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel over his ‘Soviet era’ list of directions on winter clothing, footwear and bedding during the coronavirus alert Level 4.

Patel on Tuesday published what many considers a ‘bizarre’ list of directions for winter clothing, footwear and home textiles which includes all baby and toddler clothing and footwear, children’s wear, adult underwear, a range of adult footwear categories, boots and bedding categories, including baby bedding, duvets and electric blankets.

Dean Macpherson, DA’s Shadow Minister of Trade and Industry, said the DA was stunned by the bizarre and extraordinary clothing list that has been gazetted by Patel, which seems to have been plucked from ‘Alice in Wonderland’.

MacPherson called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to remove him from government with immediate effect.

“There is no rationale for a clothing list. It is now beyond doubt that Minister Patel is running amok without any