Alcohol ban
9 people arrested after alcohol worth R600k seized in Cape Town
Crime intelligence operatives and Anti-Gang Unit members had been probing allegations of illegal liquor trading involving a Paarl farm and a premises in the...
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3 Gauteng restaurant managers arrested for selling liquor under level 3 lockdown
Officers received information that two popular restaurants one in Sandton and the other in Silverton, Pretoria, were selling booze to customers against level 3 lockdown regulations.
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Joubertina SAPS officials attacked by residents after seizing illegal brew
Authorities were responding to a tip-off on Friday night about a house where illegal liquor concoctions were being sold.
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Police arrest one of their own after video shows officer transporting alcohol
Police identified that the incident occurred in Centurion, Tshwane.
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Alcohol ban has eased burden on health facilities, says WC Health Dept
The provincial Health Department said more beds have been freed up hospitals.
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SAAPA calls on South Africans to support continued ban on alcohol sales
It’s also calling on South African Breweries to withdraw its legal challenge to government's decision to temporarily suspend the transportation and sale of alcohol.
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Ramaphosa shuts land borders, keeps alcohol ban in bid to halt virus spread
The president expressed concern that the rising new infections continued to burden the health system, especially in key provinces.
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SA Medical Research Council: Underground market alcohol can be lethal
Liquor brands never seen before are being illegally sold in the country without passing any of the specified liquor standards.
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WC Health Dept: Trauma-related cases on NYE dropped by 65% due to alcohol ban
The provincial Health Cape Department said this has helped them with more beds being available in hospitals.
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SAB: Alcohol ban infringes on the rights of South Africans
South African Breweries is going to court to challenge government’s alcohol sales ban.
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After Bara's good news, KZN hospitals also report fewer New Year's trauma cases
KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala thanked residents for adhering to lockdown regulations, which he said allowed hospital staff to focus on other patients.
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Alcohol industry concerned about rise of illicit trade
Less than a week into the national alcohol prohibition, the liquor industry said it was seeing signs of a rise in the illicit trade.
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Most South Africans adhering to booze ban, says Salba
Under the current level 3 lockdown restrictions, the sale of liquor is banned until 15 January.
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Sober end to 2020 as alcohol ban is reintroduced
Speaking on 28 December 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced new restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. The president said alcohol consumption was a major contributing factor to the spread of the virus.
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Alcohol policy alliance calls for ban on alcohol consumption in public
It wants restrictions for drinking in public during the holidays.
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Ramaphosa warns against 'alarmist' COVID-19 lockdown rumours
The president was responding to questions in the NCOP yesterday where he addressed rumours doing the rounds of a possible return to stricter regulations.
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World No Alcohol Day: SA needs effective legislation to curb booze-related harm
The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance said the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the extent of the problem, and it became clear that there was a need for more effective legislative measures to reduce alcohol-related harm.
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Maker of Savanna & Amarula says it lost R4.6bn in revenue during alcohol ban
On 702's The Money Show, Distell Group CEO Richard Rushton quantified the 'dramatic' impact of the ban on the sale of alcohol during the lockdown and speculated about recovery for the alcohol industry.
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Restaurants say fake alcohol ban voice note hurt their industry
"For all this to have taken place is really bad and I do hope that they find the source of the voice note," said Restaurant Association of South Africa CEO Wendy Alberts.
