Alcohol ban
WC Liquor Authority conducted over 100 inspections during Easter weekend
Inspectors issued 54 fines and notices as well as 13 compliance certificates.
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Will Ramaphosa ban alcohol sales over Easter holidays?
The association claims it’s been told the national coronavirus command council intends to introduce the ban before the Easter weekend — but no official announcement has been made.
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Gauteng govt could tighten alcohol sales post COVID-19
The Gauteng government wants to tighten regulations around the sale of alcohol beyond COVID-19.
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Back in business: CT bars, taverns relieved after alcohol sales ban lifted
Owners of bars, taverns and restaurants said that it was a stressful 10 months with alcohol sales being banned and lifted at any time during the pandemic and lockdown.
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Restaurant association wants alcohol sales ban lifted
Members are back at the Union Buildings in Pretoria staging a peaceful protest.
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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 Airport Industria area for some time.
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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.
