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South Africa News
Nehawu encourages responsible drinking as alcohol ban is lifted
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) has appealed to South Africans to drink responsibly to avoid congesting…
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Liquor industry pleads with government to allow sale of alcohol
The liquor industry is pleading with the government to allow the sale of alcohol for off-site consumption before the industry…
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Desperate residents turn to community Facebook groups for alcohol
Some may be feeling the effects of the alcohol ban a little more than others, and have resorted to social…
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Video of police searching for alcohol in travellers’ personal bags angers South Africans – Watch
A video showing South African Police Services members searching personal bags has gone viral. The video was shared to Twitter…
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Liquor industry calls for alcohol sales ban review
The alcohol industry says it is worried after President Cyril Ramaphosa reinstated the ban on the sale, distribution, and transportation…
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Increased demand driving Western Cape hospital bed shortages, says Dr Cloete
Alcohol-related trauma is contributing to the shortage of beds in the Western Cape according to the province’s head of health,…
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Ramaphosa: Beaches to remain open except in hotspot areas, no alcohol sales from Friday to Sunday, curfew extended
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced that the sale of alcohol from retail outlets will only be permitted between 10…
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Alcohol sales return to normal trading hours
The sale of alcohol at retail outlets is now permitted during licensed trading hours. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the amendment…
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Business and Technology
These are the new rules proposed for junk food and alcohol in Mzansi
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has proposed stricter regulations around the advertising of alcohol and unhealthy food in…
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Alcohol sales permitted from Monday to Friday during Level 1
With President Cyril Ramaphosa having made the announcement that South Africa will shift down to Level 1 of the nationwide…
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Fake cigarettes and skin lightening creams smuggled into SA
Kruger National Park rangers who had intercepted a group of men illegally entering SA from Mozambique found large amounts of…
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Government looking at new proposal to lift South Africa’s alcohol sales ban
The lives of liquor traders are being compromised. The National Liquor Traders Council says the decision to suspend the sale…
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Alcohol industry is fighting back against the government’s decision to reimpose the ban
The alcohol industry is fighting back against the government’s decision to reimpose the ban on alcohol. The Sunday Times reports…
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Lockdown level 3: Alcohol suspended with immediate effect
“The sale, dispensing, and distribution of alcohol will be suspended with immediate effect.” This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa…
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Government has no plans to stop the sale of alcohol
Government has no plans to reinstate the ban on alcohol. On Monday, several voice notes surfaced in community WhatsApp groups…
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No booze sales from Thursday evening until Monday
South Africans are reminded that they will not be able to buy alcoholic beverages between 5 pm on Thursday until…
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Level 3 Lockdown: Consumers urged not to panic-buy alcohol
South Africa sought to revive its stuttering economy on Monday with the partial lifting of a coronavirus lockdown. Alcohol producer…
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Does Mzansi support the sale of alcohol under lockdown level 3?
The sale of alcohol will once again be allowed when the country moves to lockdown level 3 from June 1,…
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Alcohol to be sold based on the Surnames of consumers – Here is what you need to know
The Liquor Traders Association of SA (LTASA) has submitted a detailed plan to the government outlining protocols around the sale…
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Fake News Alert – SABC warns that message about Alcohol being sold from Monday is fake
The country’s booze drinkers were momentarily cheered by a photoshopped image on Sunday that has no basis in fact. A…
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