The SA liquor industry’s has asked Ramaphosa to lift then ban on alcohol.
The South African government should allow the sale of alcohol to resume during the extension of the national lockdown, South Africa’s booze makers say – including at taverns, to keep things as local as possible.
But there should be strict rules, including that all drinks must be sold only on a takeaway basis.
“To ensure that consumers do not travel unnecessarily we recommend that licensed taverns and holders of micro-manufacturing licences should be granted a special dispensation to operate strictly as off-consumption outlets subject to the strict social distancing requirements,” the industry bodies wrote in a letter to government this week.
Under their proposal, bottle stores and taverns (newly made takeaway-only) would operate between 9AM and 6PM on weekdays, up to 4PM on Saturdays, and not at all on Sundays and public holidays, such as the upcoming Freedom Day.
“It is our view that a compression of trading hours encourages crowding which puts social distancing at risk,” they said.
The SA liquor industry’s has asked Ramaphosa to lift then ban on alcohol.
Under their proposal, bottle stores and taverns should:
◇ operate like takeaways
◇ Open 9AM -6PM on weekdays
◇ Open 9am- 4PM on Saturdays
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