Speaking to France24, Ramaphosa said SA was ready for a new wave of infections, should it come.
“We’ve been seeing the emergence of what we think could be a third wave coming through,” he said.
“We are watching it very closely. If it comes, we are ready. We are gearing up a whole number of measures. The issue of a lockdown is something that will only be looked at, depending on the severity of the third wave.”
Proposed measures
The SA Alcohol Policy Alliance (Saapa) has proposed 10 measures for the government to avoid a complete ban.
The measures include restricting access to alcohol, banning all alcohol advertisements except at point of sale, banning special reduced price offers for alcoholic beverages, and reducing the number of people at gatherings to 50 indoors and 100 outdoors.