The Cabinet has been advised to lift the tobacco and alcohol sales ban and move the country to Level 2 of the lockdown. Police Minister Bheki Cele would not be drawn into commenting on the possibility of the bans being lifted.Cele said there would be a Cabinet meeting on Saturday, and as police minister he would…
People working in the restaurant industry protests against the South African lockdown restrictions. (Photo by Gallo Images/Nardus Engelbrecht) Liquor traders are losing an estimated R300 million daily due to the ban on the sale of alcohol.Spirits producing company Diageo's Sibani Mngadi said the data government used to ban the sale of liquor, did not include…
Public Order Police officials were dispatched to various areas in Cape Town on Tuesday following public violence. A liquor store was looted in Delft. A number of roads also had to be closed. Eleven people, including two minors, were arrested in Cape Town on Tuesday evening following a break-in at a liquor store on Delft Main Road,…
Alcohol bought at the Marko Liquor Store after the alcohol ban was lifted. Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has petitioned the national government to reinstate the ban on the sale of alcohol.The Eastern Cape government met with liquor trader associations where it was resolved they would co-operate in the fight against alcohol abuse in the…
A total of 65 investigations into lockdown breaches are underway.32 liquor licences have been suspended and some cases have been referred to the police. Provincial minister for community safety Albert Fritz says alcohol abuse straining the healthcare system.The Western Cape Liquor Authority has in recent weeks conducted 65 investigations into liquor license holders who allegedly failed…
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The FDA needs to better communicate with state and local officials to improve food safety efforts, according to testimony heard by a House of Representatives subcommittee. Steven Mandernach, executive director of the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO), on Wednesday delivered the testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce