Price of alcohol and cigarettes to increase with immediate effect
On Wednesday (24 February), the National Treasury said that Government will increase the excise duties on alcohol and cigarettes by 8%. While presenting his 2021...
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Government pushing to increase the legal drinking age in South Africa
South African policymakers are strongly considering new – and possibly permanent – restrictions on the alcohol industry, motivated by recommendations and data recieved from the...
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Alcohol ban lifted, curfew eased and beaches reopened this week
According to a report by News24, the government has discussed lifting the national alcohol ban in several meetings over the past week. As the rate...
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Savanna and Klipdrift maker Distell invests in Cannabis industry amid booze ban
One of South Africa’s top producers of alcohol, Distell, recently announced its plan to diversify amid the ongoing pandemic and crippling booze ban. During the...
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Strict alcohol laws on the way including new legal drinking age and higher taxes
President Cyril Ramaphosa hinted once again that the government has plans to impose stricter rules around the sale and consumption of alcohol in South Africa....
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New regulations proposed for fast-food and alcohol in South Africa
In its draft (AAVCS) white paper published last week, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies proposed stricter regulations around the advertising of alcohol and...
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Western Cape to tighten up its alcohol laws with eight changes
Following its push at a national level to introduce the Liquor Amendment Bill, the Democratic Alliance is also planning to make amendments to the Western...
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Stricter alcohol laws proposed for South Africa including a new legal drinking age
The DA is calling on the South African government to introduce the Liquor Amendment Bill. The draft legislation – which aims to introduce a number...
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South Africa’s zero alcohol driving limit to be passed by December
During a press conference on Tuesday, South African Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula confirmed that legislation which prohibits the public from drinking any alcohol before driving...
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First strip club in SA offering exotic drive-through shows with booze
A strip club in Port Elizabeth is getting creative and in an effort to sell their booze and help keep their dancers and staff paid...
