Alcohol traders can only sell liquor from 10am to 6pm on Monday to Thursday.
This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement on Monday night that alcohol can only be sold from 10am to 6pm on Monday to Thursday. South Africa has been hit by a second wave of Covid-19 infections of over 6 600 a day, following the rise of super-spreader social events, resulting in the government’s move to impose the restrictions and a longer curfew.
Following Ramaphosa’s Monday announcement, the industry, made up of the National Liquor Traders Council, the South African Liquor Brand Owners Association , the Beer Association of South Africa, wine body Vinpro, the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa, and retailers and manufacturers, said it supported his call for South Africans to limit the spread of the second wave.However, limiting the trade of alcohol was concerning for the industry, which has lost R14.