Vaping Debacle: Ministry of Health Caught in a Web of Deceit
The vaping debacle is a case study in bureaucratic arrogance and political cowardice. The MOH needs a clean-out, starting with the clowns who thought they could pull the wool over everyone’s eyes.
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Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.