Alcohol ban
EC health staffer caught with booze in state car out on R5,000 bail
Ayanda Matinise made his first appearance in the King William's Town Magistrates Court on Tuesday, on charges of fraud, using a state vehicle without consent...
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The DA wants alcohol, tobacco ban lifted with immediate effect
The DA said the ban has devastated businesses and workers in the alcohol and cigarette sectors and now needs to be discarded to prioritise livelihoods.
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South African Breweries to cancel R5bn in investments due to alcohol ban
The cancellation of this planned expenditure is a direct consequence of having lost 12 full trading weeks, according to the firm’s vice-president of finance.
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Liquor industry: Govt must be consistent & consider lifting ban
The alcohol industry is hanging it’s hopes on comments recently made by two senior Medical Research Council officials, members of which believe the high pressure on the health system due to COVID-19- has not materialised.
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EC Health staffer nabbed for transporting booze drove state car without approval
A 33-year-old man faces several charges, including contravention of the Disaster Management Act, after he was arrested in King Williams Town while transporting alcohol in a state vehicle.
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Bust with over 400 cases of booze, truck driver arrested in PE
The police's Andre Beetge said the consignment had an estimated value of over R62,000.
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Agri Western Cape backs effort to challenge ban on sale of alcohol
The farmer's body has met with wine industry representative, Vinpro, the Southern African Agri Initiative and local wine producers last week to discuss the impact of the ban.
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Restaurant Association: Govt considering proposal on lifting alcohol ban
The tourism and hospitality sectors held demonstrations across the country this week to highlight the hardships they are facing due to the lockdown.
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'The law forbids us from making money': #ServeUsPlease protest
Workers and business owners from the hospitality, food and alcohol, and tourism industries gathered in Sandton to participate in the #ServeUsPlease movement. They are protesting against some of the country's lockdown regulations that have affected their businesses negatively such as the ban on alcohol sales.
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SA's retail sales plunge in April and May after hard lockdown
At the end of March, President Cyril Ramaphosa took early action, shutting restaurants, banning alcohol and tobacco sales, while ordering people to stay at home and sending the army on to the streets to enforce it.
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Govt backtracks on 'incorrect' tweet on booze & cigarette bans during lockdown
Earlier on Wednesday the government tweeted that "The ban on the sale of alcohol and cigarette will remain in place throughout the lockdown period. The purpose is to save lives and protect the health and well-being of our people."
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Booze & cigarette bans to stay throughout lockdown - government
According to government, the bans on these products will remain in place throughout the lockdown period and at this stage, with over 380,000 positives recorded, there's no telling when lockdown will be declared over.
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Once-booming Franschhoek is on its knees: 'People are not eating!'
Waiters, chefs and restaurant owners in Franschhoek and elsewhere are protesting under the banner #JobsSaveLives.
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R5bn deferment appeal: Will Treasury help struggling alcohol industry?
The industry has lost billions of rand in revenue due to the ban on alcohol sales and is hoping Treasury will give it a little breathing room.
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Coronavirus lays bare SA’s toxic alcohol abuse problem
Experts say South Africans need to re-examine their relationship with alcohol.
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Discovery backs alcohol ban, but warns it's not long-term solution for abuse
Discovery Health chief executive officer, Dr Ryan Noach, said that a more targeted plan was needed to eradicate the abuse of liquor.
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MRC wants legal drinking age in SA to be raised & liquor prices hiked
The South African Medical Research Council is advocating raising the legal drinking age from 18 years to 19 or 21, as well as higher prices and taxes on alcohol.
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Agri WC laments re-banning of alcohol, says nearly 18k workers to be affected
Agri Western Cape's chief executive officer Jannie Strydom said that they were extremely concerned about jobs that had already been lost in the wine value chain due to COVID-19 regulations.
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Taxi, alcohol sectors raise job worries as latest COVID-19 regulations take hold
On Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa suspended the sale dispensing and distribution of alcohol with immediate effect in an effort to reduce the burden at hospitals ahead of a coronavirus peak in the country.
