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Extended alcohol ban a slap in the face for brewers who may not survive 12 January 2021 - 10:50 The extension of level 3 lockdown regulations, which prohibit the sale and distribution of alcohol, has been described as the death knell for many small craft brewers by the Beer Association of South Africa (Basa). Stock photo. Image: 123rf/Jakub Godja The extension of level 3 lockdown regulations, which prohibit the sale and distribution of alcohol, has been described as the death knell for many small craft brewers by the Beer Association of SA (Basa). The move, announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday night, was unfortunate for thousands of brewers who have suffered huge financial losses since the start of the first lockdown. ....
er Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela d ecided to produce non-alcoholic beers and sanitisers as a way of staying afloat during the hard lockdown. She is South Africa s first black female brewery owner. Once alcohol restrictions were lifted Nxusani-Mawela had plans to get her house craft beer brand into various outlets across Gauteng and the Eastern Cape, but the renewed ban has thwarted some of those plans. The ban on the sale of alcohol during the nationwide lockdown handed breweries a bitter financial pill to swallow. With dwindling funds and workers to pay, owners had to think of creative ways to stay afloat. ....