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The Restaurant Association thanked the government for extending the curfew, saying that restaurants will now begin to make up the losses, yet the Southern Africa Alcohol Policy Alliance remains concerned that alcohol prohibition may return.
Police acted on the basis of information that two popular restaurants, one in Sandton and the other in Silverton, Pretoria, were selling alcohol to customers against level 3 closure regulations. Image: @ SAPoliceService / Twitter
CAPE TOWN – The decision to relax lockdown regulations has been welcomed, but the move has also been greeted with caution and criticism for being too late.
On Sunday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the country was falling from Level 3 to Level 1, which meant a subsequent curfew and regular alcohol sales.
The South African Restaurant Association has thanked the government for extending the curfew, saying that restaurants would now begin to make up for losses.
However, the Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance remained concerned that alcohol prohibition could return.
Director Maurice Smithers said: “And we really don’t think we should go back to that point. Unfortunately, we are heading into Easter and there are other holidays and we are concerned that that might happen again.”
As for citizens, the president of the Manenberg Security Forum, Roegshanda Pascoe, said that for many communities it is a bit late.
“There is nothing to save, people have lost their homes. Children cannot attend school. Thats the reality “.
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