But brewers warn that a festive season prohibition will negate any recovery in the sector
Covid-19 bans on alcohol and the recent violence have exposed just how important booze sales are to retailers that once only filled trolleys with food
As the Delta variant fuels infections, the ban on alcohol sales remains, schools will stay closed until 26 July and restaurants may open with limited numbers
Minister Lindiwe Zulu made wide-ranging announcements on Friday, including how early childhood development centres should operate under level-four lockdown
The national coronavirus command council explained why additional restrictions were placed on the entire country
A team working with the country’s Covid ministerial advisory committee uses a formula to keep tabs on the rise of infections. Here’s how it works
The pandemic has forced some companies to cancel or pause capital expenditure, jeopardising long-term economic growth
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Less strict measures are in place as South Africa moves through Covid-19 second wave
Comorbidities, particularly noncommunicable diseases have been put into the spotlight during the Covid-19 pandemic. How we approach preventing NCDs in the future will depend on how the effects of the coronavirus are framed
Forced to turn away drinkers, bars and pubs with slot machines have managed to keep their doors open during the tough national lockdown
Since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the state of disaster in March, the government’s lockdown regulations have been the subject of public scrutiny and ire
About R8-billion was lost during the hard lockdown and revenue is being slashed further
The ban on alcohol sales does not only affect liquor companies — it ripples lethally through other related businesses such as the bottle and packaging industry, which, if it closed, would mean job losses
The president and the National Coronavirus Command Council have turned taxis into vectors of death
After months of complaining about the regulations imposed on the industry, taxi owners have been given a lifeline
Shop owners and taxi drivers can now refuse entry to people who defy mandatory mask-wearing regulations
Calling this ‘the gravest crisis in the history of our democracy’, the president said level three lockdown remains, but enforcement will be strengthened
Smoking out social tobacco users as unique spreaders of the coronavirus sends out the wrong messages
Underground liquor has a long history in South Africa. Its next chapter is being written under the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown
At the heart of the body’s challenge of the lockdown alcohol sales ban, is the question of whether a total ban achieves the purpose of flattening the coronavirus curve
Responding to a threat of court action, the presidency says the Gauteng Liquor Forum’s concerns about the alcohol ban are being discussed this week