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Up to 70% of restaurants facing closure if alcohol sales ban continues - Rasa Cape Town restaurant owner Matteo Santini said that he had lost 50% of his earnings since the alcohol sales ban was introduced last month. Picture: 123rf.com
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CAPE TOWN - The Restaurant Association of South Africa (Rasa) said that up to 70% of restaurants face imminent closure if the alcohol sales ban continued.
Government instituted the latest ban on 28 December to help hospitals cope with an influx of COVID-19 cases.
The association has been protesting in front of the Union Buildings this week, desperate to have the ban lifted.