New harsh rules: SA bans booze, public gatherings
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER TWELVE days after introducing stricter anti-COVID-19 measures, South Africa has made them even tougher, banning the sale
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South Africa’s wine industry heads to court to fight alcohol ban
SOUTH Africa’s wine industry has asked the courts to allow the main wine-growing region to exempt itself from a ban
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South African barley farmers face bleak outlook as alcohol ban hurts demand
SOUTH African barley farmers are bracing for a tough market ahead as demand for the grain used to make beer
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South African smokers empty shops of cigarettes after ban lifted
TUMELO MODIBA and PROMIT MUKHERJEE IN the latest wave of panic-buying triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, South African smokers snapped
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South African speakeasies boost calls for end to COVID booze ban
TANISHA HEIDEBERG and EMMA RUMNEY IN an Italian bistro in an upmarket Johannesburg neighbourhood, smiling patrons chat at candle-lit tables
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SAB dumps R5-billion investment plans after South Africa alcohol ban
SOUTH African Breweries (SAB) has announced the cancellation of R5-billion ($290 million) of planned investments as a result of revenue
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