Stick to the rules, warns Liquor Board
The Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB) has welcomed the lifting of the ban on alcohol sale and its transportation and urged liquor traders to adhere to Adjusted Level 3 regulations as pronounced by the President this week.
“The concern that liquor outlets were increasingly becoming massive super spreaders necessitated an immediate action to prevent the rapid spread of the pandemic,” the Board said in a media statement.
“The ECLB, therefore, urges liquor traders to strictly adhere to new regulations.”
According to the new Level 3 regulations, at alcohol may be sold by by licensed premises for off-site consumption only from 10am to 6pm, from Monday to Thursday excluding Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Licensed premises for on-site consumption may sell alcohol from 10am to 10pm throughout the week.
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The Eastern Cape Liquor Board says it is concerned to see young people celebrating the availability of alcohol.
The streets of East London erupted into a carnival atmosphere after it was announced that taverns and restaurants would be able to sell alcohol again.
Videos circulating on social media show excited young people dancing and singing on the streets, shouting bubuyile
(it s back).
The Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB) has expressed concern over the behaviour of young people in East London, who took to the streets in celebration after President Cyril Ramaphosa lifted a month-long alcohol ban on Monday night.
The first day of a 19-day beach ban in the Eastern Cape to fight the Covid-19 outbreak coincided with what traditionally is one of the year’s busiest beach days, the 16 December public holiday, near-perfect weather and mass compliance with the controversial regulations.
The province has a cumulative total of 149,510 Covid-19 cases and the highest death toll in the country at 5,568.
“These numbers are a worrying concern to us. The festive season poses a serious threat to the people of the province because of the possible spread of infections. That is why we are implementing the integrated Festive Season Plan to protect the lives of our people,” said Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane.
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