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LIFTED: Although the ban on the sale of alcohol has been lifted, there are still restrictions in place.Image: 123RF/BRENT HOFACKER
ALCOHOL

SAB calls on the industry to trade responsibly

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…

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COURT CHALLENGE

Alcohol sales ban drives driver to fight for his rights

Small business owner to challenge constitutionality of the ban Alcohol distribution company owner Alistair Shapiro is not going to let the third alcohol sales ban grind his business and lifeblood to a halt. Not two days after the…

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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
KRUGERSDORP

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…

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Not only is the sale of alcohol be prohibited during the lockdown but transporting it in your car could land you in jail. Image: 123RF/Vladislavs Gorniks
BEERS

SAB staff arrested for sending booze trucks out of depots in Gauteng

Gauteng premier David Makhura’s office said on Wednesday that numerous arrests had been made after South African Breweries (SAB) trucks were found leaving depots with alcohol worth millions. This was in contravention of lockdown…

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