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Limpopo education MEC gets tough on liquor outlets near schools

16 Mar 2022

Reprinted from The Citizen, by Alex Japho Matlala – 2022-03-15

Education MEC Polly Boshielo said the proximity of liquor outlets to schools was a serious societal problem

Limpopo MEC for Education Polly Boshielo wants all liquor outlets that are near schools to either close or play ball during school hours.

The MEC warned that those who ignore the message from the liquor board will face the wrath of the law as she said her department was tired of playing Mr Nice Guy at the expense of the education of the children of Limpopo.

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Restaurants endure ‘punishing’ wait for liquor licences, RASA claims

23 Nov 2021

The Restaurant Association of South Africa (RASA) says many business owners are having to endure a punishing wait for liquor licence approvals and renewals from the relevant authorities.

Reprinted from East Coast Radio News, by Steve Benghu – 2021-11-19

The Restaurant Association of South Africa (RASA) says many business owners are having to endure a punishing wait for liquor licence approvals and renewals from the relevant authorities.

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Liquor traders call for state of emergency, but Casac says better policing is the answer

15 Jul 2021
Reprinted from City Press, by staff reporter – 2021-07-15
While the SA Liquor Brand Owners Association (Salba) and the National Liquor Traders Council have written to President Cyril Ramaphosa urgently calling on government to declare a state of emergency to protect people and businesses in areas affected by the continuing unrest, the Council for the Advancement of the SA Constitution (Casac) has called for better policing.On Wednesday, the liquor industry urged government to declare a state of emergency as more than 200 liquor shops had been looted in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
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Easter rules are needed, say liquor makers – but don’t ban booze until hospitals get full

26 Mar 2021
  • Easter weekend, and a potential third wave of coronavirus infections, requires swift action, says the alcohol industry.
  • That should not include any restrictions on alcohol sales again, though, not unless hospitals get full again.
  • It is also pre-emptively arguing against restricting inter-provincial travel again.
  • Instead the government should impose as longer curfew, and restrict gatherings to fewer people again, booze makers say.
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City of Cape Town has collected R26 000 in Covid-19 non-compliance fines

13 Mar 2021

Source:https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/city-of-cape-town-has-collected-r26-000-in-covid-19-non-compliance-fines-f1de47b4-d860-4ee7-ba42-653a42375892

Cape Town – The City last week collected R26 000 in fines for non-adherence to Covid-19 rules, as its environmental health staff continue to carry out compliance inspections at a range of premises, including funeral homes, shops and even Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres.

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No new tax measures – but you will pay more if you drink and smoke

1 Mar 2021

Consumers of alcohol and tobacco products will pay 8% more in excise duties.

  • In light of improvements in tax revenue collections in recent months, government has withdrawn a proposal to introduce tax measures to raise revenue by R40 billion over the next four years.
  • However, this year it will implement increases to indirect taxes – mainly an 8% increase in excise duties on tobacco and alcohol as well as inflation-linked increases in the fuel levy.
  • Tax revenue estimates are R99.6 billion higher than what was projected in October 2020 – reducing the tax revenue shortfall to R213 billion.

South Africans have been spared increases on their direct taxes, but they will have to fork out more money for alcohol and tobacco products.

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