Booze ban: KZN liquor traders will lose licences if caught trading
Picture: Michel Bega. Pillay added that the KZNLA has in the recent past issued suspensions ranging from one to three months to traders found acting in contravention of the Disaster Management Act.
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Ravi Pillay has warned that liquor traders stand to lose their liquor licences if found trading during the new adjusted Level 3 lockdown.
Earlier this week, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa would be moving back to lockdown Level 3 with a number of adjusted regulations.
Among the regulations was the reintroduction of the booze ban, for the third time since the lockdown was first enforced in March. Along with the prohibition of alcohol sales, night clubs, bars, shebeens and tave
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On Thursday evening, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala along with MEC of Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Bheki Ntuli and MEC of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Ravi Pillay joined police officers on an operation to ensure that food establishments were enforcing safety protocols.
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