'It's like Christmas': Thirsty South Africans are here for the sale of booze

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'It's like Christmas': Thirsty South Africans are here for the sale of booze
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Alcohol will be sold from Monday to Thursday, between 9am-5am.

The sale of alcohol is allowed again and South Africans are rejoicing, many tweeting memes and hilarious anecdotes about their excitement.

On Saturday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the lifting of the ban on the sale of alcohol under strict Covid-19 safety protocols.abruptly halted in July "with immediate effect” after having been resumed for a brief period after an initial ban under the lockdown. Ramaphosa said at the time the decision was due to an increased number of motor accidents and violence which overwhelmed ICU and trauma units in hospitals.

On Monday, co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said licensed liquor establishments would be allowed to host 50 people at a time and must observe safety protocols like social distancing, sanitisation of premises and hygiene.Service delivery that we getting from SAB is far better than the government of ANC.

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