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- National Liquor Traders Council says that government will need to engage with the liquor industry before considering another alcohol ban for South Africa;
- The industry lost over 20 weeks of work due to numerous bans since the lockdown was first introduced in South Africa at the end of March 2020;
- Businesses are willing to cooperate with government and civil society to ensure that people are safe without trade being shuttered;
- South African Breweries (SAB) has said that it will consider its decision to cancel investments in the country if the government provides commitments around its future lockdown regulations and alcohol sales.
