Tag: Lockdown level 4

Cooperative governance and traditional affairs minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Western Cape premier Alan Winde. Since last year, Dlamini-Zuma has become the face of the alcohol sales ban due to her role in the National Coronavirus Command Council. Photos: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Vinpro vs. Dlamini-Zuma: Finally, it’s D-day over wine sales ban

by Lucinda Dordley

21st July 2021

Today, Vinpro finally heads to the Cape High Court to try and have the ban on alcohol sales lifted. The four bans over the last 18 months have wiped out ...

Wine is the third biggest export product of the Western Cape economy and contributes 6.5% to the value of exports from the province. Photo: Getty Images

Govt. urged to allow online booze sales and shebeen take-aways

by Lucinda Dordley

14th July 2021

President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to extend the alcohol ban by 14 more days was met with backlash from the industry. As a result, Western Cape MEC for agriculture, Dr Ivan ...

Restaurant Association of South Africa chief executive officer Wendy Alberts says new lockdown regulations won’t make much of a difference in struggling businesses. Photo: Getty Images

‘We are bleeding to death while govt. simply looks on’

by Duncan Masiwa

14th July 2021

The alcohol and restaurant industries warn they are bleeding to death while government looks on. The Rasa boss tells us, “We are not food caravans and food trailers. We are ...

The agricultural sector is calling on government to urgently lift the level 4 lockdown ban on livestock auctions. Photo: Lebohang Bucibo/Flickr

‘Without livestock auctions, we might as well not farm’

by Duncan Masiwa

8th July 2021

The agricultural sector’s long-running battle with government to withdraw its lockdown ban on livestock auctions has not yet yielded any results. Now small-scale livestock farmers, who are heavily reliant on ...

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