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Top scientist slams ‘irrational’ lockdown regulations

The government’s decision to ban the sale of alcohol is “incredibly mysterious”, says a member of the Covid-19 ministerial advisory committee, Prof Francois Venter. In an interview on eNCA, Venter said the government’s decision to ban…

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ALCOHOL BAN

Wine producer’s evaporating income as lockdown ban continues to bite

“The ban on the sale of wine affects my total trading ability. It negates me as a business.” These are the words of Schalk Burger Snr, owner of the Welbedacht Wine Estate in Wellington in the Western Cape. He says the ban on the sale of…

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