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Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says easy access to alcohol needs to be reviewed. Image: Fikile Mbalula via Twitter

‘People are out of control – it’s a mess’: Mbalula calls for review of booze laws

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says the government needs to review laws relating to access to alcohol. He was speaking on Monday during a visit to the families of three Tshwane metro police department (TMPD) officers who died during a…

Looters helped themselves to beer after a SA Breweries truck crashed into three cars, spilling the truck’s contents into a main road in Krugersdorp. Image: Suburban Control Centre

WATCH | Locals loot beer truck in broad daylight

A SA Breweries (SAB) truck was looted after it crashed on Voortrekker Road in Krugersdorp on Tuesday morning, the first day of alcohol sales in level 2 of the lockdown. An eyewitness, Owen Lloyd, said he was travelling from Chamdor in the…

Smokers can puff and vape from next week, after a ban on the industry of five months.Image: Reuters

Restaurant Association of SA cheers while hurt tobacco industry is wary

The tobacco industry has cautiously welcomed the announcement that cigarettes can be sold from Tuesday, but the ban on trade for five months has left it reeling. The Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita), which primarily…

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. File photo.Image: Simphiwe Nkwali

Alcohol available Monday to Thursday, from 9am to 5pm

South Africans wanting to buy alcohol can do so between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Thursday. This was one of the level 3 regulations announced by co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Thursday…

South Africans are rushing to order alcohol online as the country is set to move on June 1 to level 3 of the lockdown, which allows the sale of alcohol.Image: 123rf.com /Joshua Resnick

Online booze orders flying in ahead of move to lockdown level 3

As President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that alcohol will be sold when the country moves to lockdown level 3 next week, South Africans have already started placing liquor orders online. According to OneDayOnly.co.za spokesperson Matthew…