Alcohol ban has cost 118,000 jobs, says industry with appeal to open during level 3 lockdown

The alcohol industry, which supports one-million jobs and contributes 3% to SA's GDP, says it cannot sustain the ban on its ability to trade anymore and that large-scale retrenchments will become inevitable.

"With no/minimal revenue for eight weeks and no certainty of the future, the industry cannot sustain the ban any further and job cuts are a harsh reality," the liquor industry said in a statement late on Friday."We hope the gravity of the current situation is taken into serious consideration by decision makers, as the livelihoods of many people rest in their hands.

Nothing romantic about people loosing their jobs. Sad indeed.

Unathi_Kwaza They don't care about other people's jobs. They working with that R 350.00 handout to keep votes. The majority of South Africans will live in poverty for decades and even generations to come.

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Wonder who is going to get their jobs back..days of negotiations are gone. Companies & small businesses are on reset!

Come on guys - take this to the constitutional court!

They dont give a shit the more poor ppl there are the more they will rely on goverment the more ppl will have to support them

Unathi_Kwaza They should take govt to court with compensation

Times how many dependents, caring for the citizens my ass.

Appeal? I sense from what I read and hear the wrath of a nation is swelling up. PigSpotter OUTASA carteblanchetv UniqueSAProblem SATodayNews Dashcampros Our_DA

gavdavis I don't understand big business, why let govt lead you around like scared dogs. Simple, open up the economy or we close down tomorrow, let workers go with no pay. The workers can go ask govt for jobs. If 50 big companies do this i bet govt will think a lot harder.

And saved more than million lives.

Michael_A2506 Why not LIFT THE ENTIRE LOCKDOWN

DlaminiZuma cost the country billions of rand bankrupt junkstatus

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