GroundUp reported.It is an industry advocate "non-profit company which represents 2 500 South African wine producers, cellars and stakeholders".Unharvested grapes dry on the vine outside Rawsonville. The wine industry has suffered huge losses due to the ban on alcohol and exports during the Covid-19 lockdown. (Steve Kretzmann)According to Vinpro, the industry lost R200 million per…
With the sale of alcohol banned for more than seven weeks since the start of the Covid-19 lockdown, the illegal booze trade has mushroomed and prices have rocketed, GroundUp reported.People who used to frequent shebeens in the Southern Cape say syndicates have stepped in and are charging exorbitant prices for conventional brands of alcohol.In response,…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A Colorado man who died of alcohol poisoning had his death classified as due to the coronavirus, possibly shedding light on a skewed virus death toll in the state, according to a report on Thursday.Sebastian Yellow, 35, was found dead by police on…
21 arrested after 16 liquor stores looted in the Western Cape, Cele calls urgent meetingFree State police spokesperson Brigadier Motantsi Makhele told News24 the owner had routinely checked on the business to see if everything was still in order. However, when the owner went to the store on Monday, he noticed the main glass door…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…