The Gauteng provincial government says it won’t be making any recommendation to the National Command Council for the ban on the sale of alcohol:
Johannesburg - The Gauteng provincial government says it won’t be making any recommendation to the National Command Council for the ban on the sale of alcohol despite its major hospital recording a whopping 989 alcohol-related cases, compared to the previous week where 676 trauma cases were recorded.
Masebe said the provincial government supports the decision of the national cabinet to relax the nation-wide lockdown measures to alert level 2, which allows for the reopening of more economic sectors, and has not discussed, nor will it make any recommendation for the prohibition of the sale of alcohol.
He, however, conceded that irresponsible consumption of alcohol contributes to the high number of emergency cases at healthcare facilities and urged residents to consume alcohol responsibly. Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital recorded the highest number of alcohol related cases at 309, an increase of 101 from the previous weekend when the ban on alcohol was still in place.
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