The Covid-19 alcohol ban
Feb 12, 2021
2 minutes
COMPILED BY SUZAAN HALL
ON 1 February President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the sale of alcohol would be allowed again. Alcohol sales had been banned since
28 December, when the president announced stricter measures to control the spread of Covid-19.
The purpose of the booze ban was to relieve pressure on hospital emergency rooms and staff.
The announcement in December was the third ban since the first lockdown in
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