The government has backtracked on an earlier tweet which said alcohol and tobacco would not be permitted for sale until after the lockdown period. | CigaretteBan AlcoholBan
Johannesburg - The government has backtracked on an earlier tweet which said alcohol and tobacco would not be permitted for sale during the lockdown period.
Shortly after 5pm, the @GovernmentZA Twitter account retracted the tweet and apologised for the confusion. Alcohol sales had been unbanned on June 1, with sales only permitted between Monday to Thursday, between 9am and 5pm. Consumption of alcohol was only strictly permitted at home. In May, Minister in Presidency Jackson Mthembu was quoted as saying that the tobacco ban would not continue beyond level two of the national lockdown.
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