South African beer association opposes blanket alcohol ban
Johannesburg, S.A. | Xinhua | The Beer Association of South Africa (BASA) on Tuesday said while they understand the severity of the second wave of the COVID-19, they are against the banning of sales of alcohol.
“The previous two alcohol bans had a devastating impact on the beer industry, with 7,400 job losses, 14.2 billion rand (about 967 million U.S. dollars) in lost sales revenue and 30 percent of breweries being forced to shut their doors,” BASA CEO Patricia Pillay said.
Pillay said they agree with the government that urgent interventions are required to curb the spread of COVID-19, they however don’t agree with the blanket alcohol ban announced by the president.
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