Consider our input on alcohol restrictions, traders plead with govt The alcohol sector is now worried stringent restrictions on the industry could deal a devastating blow on already struggling outlets. FILE: SAB beer crates are being gathered as the Fenyane Bottle store prepares for alcohol sales to resume on 18 August 2020. Picture: EWN. 88 days ago JOHANNESBURG - With the COVID-19 pandemic mounting pressure on the country’s health system, liquor traders on Monday called on government to consider their inputs while some unions said there should be stricter regulations. Speculation is rife that government will change its strategy in the fight against the pandemic after the country passed the agonising milestone of one million confirmed cases.