The South African alcohol industry has stepped up its efforts to assist in curbing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in recently identified hotspots in the Eastern Cape province.
The Department of Health had identified the Eastern Cape as a ho spot, and the premier reached out to their associates requesting assistance. Ntimane explained that this was a broad-based industry partnership, and included support from Distell, SAB/ABI, Heineken, Pernod Ricard, Diageo, SALBA and Consol.
“We thought that the best approach would be to assist the Eastern Cape Department of Health as we had heard of several statements around the shortage of medical equipment in the province,” he said.
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