President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday moved SA back to alert level 3, meaning that alcohol sales will be allowed, gatherings can take place and interprovincial travel for leisure is back. The nationwide curfew stays in place, from 10pm to…
Western Cape premier Alan Winde is offering suggestions how to allow a controlled reopening of the economy under Covid-19 regulations, including a limited resumption of the sale of alcohol. Winde has previously come under fire from the…
Police minister Bheki Cele has clamped down on alcohol sales on Heritage Day, and issued a stern warning to licensed premises regarding selling alcohol as takeaways. Speaking during a media briefing on Tuesday, Cele said no off-site sales…
“It was like Christmas!” said Eric Matondo, manager of Harley’s Liquor in Cape Town, the morning after a spike in booze sales on Tuesday afternoon. “People were buying box wine, champagne, spirits, beers, cider, everything. I had to send…
The ANC in KwaZulu has sanctioned a regional leader, who was seen distributing alcohol in a video that went viral, to three months of community service and half her salary will be donated to an NGO for two months. A video of uMkhanyakude…
The SA Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has released its model, used to justify the new alcohol ban, which projects that an eight-week ban would lead to an 18% reduction in trauma patients in hospitals and free up resources for Covid-19…
Co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma came to the defence of President Cyril Ramaphosa and the amended lockdown regulations amid criticism after the reintroduction of a ban on alcohol sales and a…
The government’s ban on the sale of alcohol during the lockdown was reinstated without warning on Sunday night, and without considering the industry’s attempts to address behavioural changes around problem drinking. This is the reaction…
South Africans awaiting an easing of lockdown restrictions on Monday will obtain clarity on a range of issues including exercise times and alcohol sales shortly. The government confirmed on Thursday that co-operative governance and…
Gauteng Premier David Makhura says alcohol sales should be regulated even after the lockdown comes to an end. Briefing the media on Tuesday during his visit to a Covid-19 food bank storage in Ekurhuleni, Pretoria, Makhura said Gauteng…
