It has recommended the government restrict gatherings to 50 people, impose a 10pm national curfew and limit the sale of alcohol from Monday to Thursday from 10am to 6pm. This has seen some South Africans stock up on booze ahead of the Easter holidays in anticipation of a possible ban.on booze sales between 29 December 2020 and 2 February 2021 when South Africa was in the grip of the second wave in Covid infections.
He said reintroducing a total ban on alcohol sales would decimate an already struggling tavern industry. The industry, which includes the National Liquor Traders Council, SALBA and the Beer Association of SA, recommended that alcohol sales should continue under normal pre-lockdown hours, with restrictions only introduced if hospital capacity becomes severely strained.
“I can’t pre-empt those advices and the decision of the NCCC. When the time is right, we all know as South Africans that the president will convene a ‘family meeting’ and communicate those decisions,” Ntshavheni said.
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