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The NCCC, Nedlac and PCC held meetings, where the matter was on the agenda.
Lifting the ban, however, would first have to be approved by Cabinet.
Lifting the prohibition on alcohol sales have been mooted in several government meetings this past week.
The National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) met on Wednesday.
On Saturday at a meeting of Nedlac – which brings together government, business and labour – there was a discussion about the alcohol ban and that there needs to be a resolution on the matter, considering the financial impact of the ban.
Nedlac can t make a decision on the matter.
Then, on Sunday, the Presidential Coordinating Council (PCC) met.
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Government has called on interfaith leaders for support in the process.
This as government prepares to rollout vaccines as early as February.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is working in earnest to secure the buy-in of interfaith and religious leaders in government s rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine.
The President met with religious leaders on Sunday night following a meeting of the Presidential Coordinating Council and Cabinet.
Speaking to News24, Mary Kluk, President of the South African Board of Jewish Deputies, said their meeting with government focused largely on the vaccine. Other topics on the agenda were the uncertainty around schools reopening, as well as the alarming Covid-19 figures owing to the new variant.
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