DTI says it is difficult to respond to liquor industry due to ongoing litigation

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The Department of Trade and Industry says it would be difficult to sit down with stakeholders in the alcohol industry due to pending litigation advanced by SA Breweries and VINPRO over the sale of booze.

In a separate court challenge at the Western Cape High Court, Vinpro, a non-profit body which represents over 2600 wine producers, said at the start of July that the fourth alcohol ban had a devastating effect on tourism industry and 269 000 people who relied on the sector to make a living.

“This is a structure of NEDLAC which includes organised labour, business, government and community representatives and the liquor industry issues have been extensively discussed within this structure. “The Liquor Traders Association of South Africa had chosen not to participate in these consultations.

Earlier on Wednesday, IOL reported that the liquor industry was calling for the alcohol ban to be lifted, while calling on government to urgently meet with them and discuss the impact of last week's riots on the industry.

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So the industry must just sit back and do nothing and accept everything that comes their way?

Unathi_Kwaza And government is foolish to shut it down, we need the taxes they pay to state , guess government hasn't realised we are broke. After the massing crowds looting Covid is spread so far and wide the opening of bottle stores will make no difference.

So many bitcon traders on Twitter are trickster Lindastouff thank you for opening my eyes to their ways now I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to help others

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