Penelope MashegoSouth Africa’s liquor industry has raised concerns about the government’s rationale for the contentious third ban on the sale of alcohol.
"Despite the endorsement of this by the Department of Health, the government imposed a complete ban on all alcohol sales. This had a hugely detrimental impact on the industry," Mngadi said in a statement on Wednesday. The industry has been a odds with the government over the bans on liquor sales, questioning the rationale and calling for it to share the data it used. The state had imposed the bans to keep hospital beds clear of alcohol related trauma cases and available to Covid-19 patients.
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