As the nation awaits President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address on the country’s developments in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the alcohol industry wants the president to grant retailers permission to return to normal.
The sector took a massive knock which resulted in more than 100 000 people losing their jobs 200,000 jobs. According to EWN, the National Liquor Traders Council (NLTC) indicated that the recent disruptive and looting action also caused a major loss for the alcohol industry.
NLTC’s convener Lucky Ntimane indicated that the alcohol industry plays an important role as restaurants, taverns and pubs create employment for more than a million South African, Business Tech reported.
” South Africa’s 40,000 taverns employ 200,000 people, who because they are not formally employed, do not qualify for government relief aid,” Ntimane was quoted saying.
Meanwhile, Agricultural association Vinpro was unsuccessful after they launched an urgent interdict application to lift the ban on the sale of wine in the Western Cape.
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