Savanna’s Marketing Manager, Eugene Lenford, said the demand for the beverage has exceeded supply for an extended period.

Tavern owners are on a drive to encourage people, especially more hesitant older men, to take the Covid-19 vaccine.

A 24-hour booze ban for Election Day *could* come into force, after the MAC recommended ‘limiting alcohol sales’ when the ballot boxes open.

Alcohol traders have asked Ramaphosa to drop all liquor restrictions in lockdown level 1, because their jobs are still unsafe.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) and police have raided a warehouse in Mpumalanga with duty-free alcohol worth R15-million.

Members of the Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA) protested outside BP’s head office in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

Limpopo’s Health MEC has dropped a bombshell on Monday, revealing that the province may prevent unvaccinated citizens from buying alcohol.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has lifted the alcohol ban which has been in place for the past month as the country moves to lockdown level 3.

Ivan Meyer has called on the government to make some allowances for alcohol under Level 4 to protect the livelihoods of those in the sector.

The alcohol ban has undoubtedly been one of the most contentious measures that have been implemented since the start of the lockdown

The multinational petroleum company BP will soon offer customers ‘wine to-go’ at various petrol stations in Gauteng and the Western Cape.

Some bars and liquor trading outlets will shut their doors on 16 June to attend training to fight the pandemic.

Legal liquor traders have argued that their products are safe to drink unlike those of illicit traders that thrive during alcohol bans.

‘We are done participating in unjust…bans that seek to destroy our businesses’ – National Liquor Traders Council on alcohol ban

The liquor industry said it’s seeing signs of a rise in black market alcohol sales. Here are SA’s latest lockdown booze prices:

They say the livelihoods of liquor traders, their families, and the 250 000 workers dependent on the tavern sector was under threat.

In July and August 2020, alcohol producers were granted a R5 billion temporary tax-break after sudden alcohol bans. They want similar action this time around.

Industry body Vinpro says ‘enough is enough’ with newest alcohol ban.

The Liquor Traders Formation has highlighted the negative effects of the alcohol ban

Coalition of two bodies has written to the President outlining job losses, salary cuts and other concerns caused by restricted trading.

The sale of alcohol became a provocative subject after the country went into lockdown in March

There’s going to be a serious shake-up with the Western Cape Liquor Act – impacting everything from alcohol sales to ‘proof of age’ requirements.

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) says an honest conversation about alcohol and violence in our country is overdue.

The government has now officially gazetted its rules for alcohol sales. As announced by Minister Dlamini-Zuma, purchasing liquor is legal at Level 2.

Cosatu says it’s calling for the re-sale of alcohol under certain conditions as the ban is negatively affecting many workers in the industry.