Johannesburg – Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has said government will re-evaluate the ban on alcohol sales regularly as it wants to limit the hardships facing the economy and livelihood during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Dlamini-Zuma filed the reasons why government reimposed the alcohol ban as wine farmers took it to court to challenge the decision made by government.
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the alcohol ban would be reimposed on July 12 after alcohol sales were allowed under level 3 of the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19.
In the papers filed to court, Dlamini-Zuma said the government has no desire to leave the alcohol ban in place longer than necessary.
“It is contemplated that the suspension of the sale of liquor will be re-evaluated with regularity as government aims to also limit hardships facing the economy and individual livelihoods during this period. There is no desire on the part of government to leave this prohibition in place for longer that it is regarded necessary,” Dlamini-Zuma said to the court.
