Eased lockdown regulations allowing weekend alcohol sales‚ the partial reopening of borders and resumption of international travel have been gazetted and are effective immediately. Co-operative governance & traditional affairs (Cogta)…
The sale of alcohol is allowed again and South Africans are rejoicing, many tweeting memes and hilarious anecdotes about their excitement. On Saturday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the lifting of the ban on the sale of alcohol…
The health department has appointed a “special task team” to assess the impact of alcohol consumption during the lockdown on already under-pressure health infrastructure. Health director-general Sandile Buthelezi made the announcement…
The Restaurant Association of SA has sent trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel a lawyer’s letter demanding to know why alcohol cannot be sold to sit-down customers. The letter was written after the publication of directions in the…
As calls for a new booze ban grow in the Eastern Cape, house parties and other booze-related lockdown breaches may be the thing of the past. This after the provincial government and the liquor industry agreed to set up a tip-off line for…
The Liquor Traders Association of SA (LTASA) has submitted a detailed plan to government outlining protocols around the sale of alcohol during lockdown. The association, which represents 1,410 liquor stores that employ more than 14,000…
Several residents in Verulam, north of Durban, have allegedly been scammed out of thousands of rand while trying to purchase alcohol during lockdown. This is according to security company Reaction Unit SA (Rusa), who say they have…
Police officers were pelted with stones in Fraserburg in the Northern Cape over the weekend when disgruntled community members demanded the sale of alcohol and cigarettes. Police spokesperson Brig Mohale Ramatseba said the angry community…
