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Alcohol sale remains prohibited and illegal under Alert Level 4

Media release from the Eastern Cape Liquor Board The sale of alcohol remains prohibited under Alert level 4 as stipulated in terms of the revised Regulation 44 of the National Disaster Management Act. This means that the sale, dispensing…

DRANK DRY: The ban on the sale of alcohol remains in place under the extended Level 4 restrictionsPicture: 123RF/BRENT HOFACKER

Eastern Cape liquor board notes the suspension of liquor sale and warns communities against sale of illicit spirits and home-made beer

Mgwebi Msiya – Eastern Cape Liquor Board The Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB) has noted the moving of the country to Alert Level 4 with the immediate suspension of the sale of liquor for the next fourteen days. We, therefore, urge all…

Eastern Cape Liquor Board clamps down on non-compliant liquor outlets

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…

Eastern Cape Liquor Board urges liquor outlets in the Eastern Cape to adhere to new regulations to curb the spread of coronavirus

In the wake of the declaration of Covid-19 as a national disaster by President Cyril Ramaphosa, and taking into account the increasing number of infected people in the country, the Eastern Cape Liquor Board said it fully supports drastic…

Reminder for the renewal of liquor licences in the Eastern Cape for 2019-20

The period for the renewal of liquor licences in the Eastern Cape is drawing closer and Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB) urges liquor traders to adhere to timeframes. ECLB said in a statement it wishes to commend those liquor traders that…