Deur Tasmin Cupido 08 Februarie 2021 06:21
Being able to get your tipple from a local supplier and enjoying a glass of vino with your meal at a local restaurant has come as a huge relief to most alcohol imbibers along with those in the liquor industry.
On Monday evening (1 February) President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the relaxation of restrictions for adjusted Level 3, which included the partial lifting of the ban on the sale of alcohol. This follows more than a month of no alcohol sales across the country, which also led to various companies and associations approaching the courts in a bid to reverse government’s ban, which was implemented on 29 December 2020.
02 February 2021 - 07:56 By TimesLIVE President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday night that wine sales for home consumption can be reopened from Monday to Thursday. File photo. Image: Zack Daniel
Wine industry body Vinpro is relieved that wine businesses can start trading again now that the third ban on local liquor sales is lifted, but says action is needed to improve the industry s long-term sustainability.
“Wine businesses have not been able to earn any income from local wine sales for a total of 20 weeks since March 2020, which led to an overall loss of more than R8bn in direct sales revenue and still threatens the survival of cellars, wine grape producers and the livelihoods of 27,000 employees in the wine industry value-chain,” it said.
January 12, 2021
Alcohol industry
AS South Africa enters a second wave of Covid-19 infections, the Beer Association of South Africa (BASA) says it will continue rolling out extensive interventions to further limit the spread of the virus in the country.
The association’s interventions – whose members include the Craft Brewers’ Association of South Africa, Heineken SA and South African Breweries (SAB) – include:
BASA members have provided training and guidelines to outlets across the country, including the roll-out of 50000 educational posters to establishments;
Members have also visited businesses across the country to ensure they are compliant. These oversight visits will continue over the festive season;
South Africa’s alcohol industry announces interventions to curb Covid-19 spread
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As South Africa enters a second wave of Covid-19 infections, the Beer Association of South Africa (BASA) says it will continue rolling out extensive interventions to further limit the spread of the virus in the country.
The association – whose members include the Craft Brewers’ Association of South Africa, Heineken SA and South African Breweries (SAB) – said that these interventions will ensure that the trade and consumption of alcohol continues under the strictest safety conditions over the festive season.
Some of the interventions include:
BASA members have provided training and guidelines to outlets across the country, including the roll-out of 50,000 educational posters to establishments;