SAB storage almost at capacity, brewers flatlining as liquor ban drags on
Citizen reporter
The owner of Mad Giant Brewery, Eben Uys, checks the temperature of beer tanks in his factory, in Newtown, Johannesburg, on 15 January 2021. Craft breweries in South Africa had to adjust their operations to survive the third alcohol ban imposed by the government to help curb the spread of Covid-19. Mad Giant Brewery has reconverted part of his staff to the production of hydro-alcoholic gel. During the first wave of the pandemic, this new activity kept him afloat. But this time it's a bit harder. Picture: Luca Sola/AFP