Lifting of ban on alcohol sales during lockdown in the spotlight
There is a court case coming up this week, which will seek to compel president Cyril Ramaphosa to allow the selling of alcohol in the country during the lockdown.
Some sectors of society, including business owners, intend to approach the courts to try and force government to relax existing lockdown regulations, particularly in relation to liquor trading. The ANC has urged companies to take advantage of measures to mitigate the effect of the lockdown – rather than undermine government efforts to combat the spread of the Coronavirus.
ANC National Spokesperson, Pule Mabe says, “The current situation shows that this is indeed a moment of business unusual, across the board. The ANC calls on all South Africans to abide by the lockdown regulations as well as precautionary measures that were announced by government as part of curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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