It’s rare that I am able to commend the municipality for something, but this week I want to give a special tip of the hat to community protection services deputy director Fanie Fouche. Yet more evidence that our public drinking problem is…
From Businesstech President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that government will introduce new restrictions for South Africa ahead of the Easter weekend. In a national address on Tuesday evening (30 March), the president said that the…
Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB) in partnership with the South African Police Service (SAPS) conducted ‘Gijima Tsotsi Blitz Operation’ to clamp down on non-compliant liquor outlets in and around Alice on Friday evening. The operation was…
Later today, finance minister Tito Mboweni will announce the 2021/2022 budget and pundits are speculating on what the minister will do to rebalance the books. The cost of the global pandemic has hit every country hard but the developing…
South African Breweries (SAB) has taken note of the videos circulating on social media highlighting the disregard of level 3 regulations as outlined by government. Ahead of the weekend, SAB calls on tavern owners, restaurants, liquor…
Police in Gauteng arrested more than 120 people found driving while under the influence of alcohol over the weekend. “These drunk drivers are not only a danger to themselves but also a danger to society as some carry passengers, and some…
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…
Police minister Bheki Cele, who supported the suspension of alcohol sales during the coronavirus lockdown, expressed anger on Monday at the death of Tshwane metro police officers in a collision involving a suspected drunk driver. The…
The South African alcohol industry says it will invest a minimum of R150m in harm-reduction programmes over the next year. The industry’s members include the National Liquor Traders Council, the South African Liquor Brand Owners…
The two biggest cities in SA, Johannesburg and Cape Town, saw a steady flow of customers buying cigarettes and alcohol again after the ban on these products was lifted by government at midnight on Monday, as announced by President Cyril…
Liquor stores throughout South Africa are expecting bottlenecks after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the ban on alcohol sales would be lifted at midnight tonight, for level 2 of lockdown Restaurants and bar owners in Cape Town’s CBD…
Alcohol can be sold by licensed premises such as bottle stores from 9am until 5pm from Monday to Thursday, according to new level 2 regulations gazetted on Monday. The new regulations were signed by co-operative governance & traditional…
Police minister Bheki Cele said SA has been much safer during the lockdown and ban on alcohol sales. He made the comment while delivering the quarterly crime statistics. Impact of alcohol The minister said alcohol is a major factor…
Soldiers have confiscated R10m worth of illegal cigarettes, alcohol worth R180,000, counterfeit clothing worth R579,000 and other contraband worth R4.8m — and all this just during July. The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) said this more…
SA’s alcohol industry has welcomed a call by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) for the government to start planning to lift the ban on alcohol sales. SAMRC president Dr Glenda Gray and Prof Charles Parry, director of…
