Alcohol ban: thousands of traders face economic ruin – Taverners Association’s Lucky Ntimane
The government places the blame on alcohol for violence-related hospitalisations that are clogging up hospital beds. But there is a school of thought that there is something other than Covid-19 containment behind the ANC decision to prohibit the sale and distribution of alcohol yet allow people to travel cheek-by-jowl in taxis. In this interview with BizNews founder Alec Hogg, Lucky Ntimane – who represents about 35,000 tavern owners – says the decision to suddenly shut drinking holes and implement a booze ban is going to cause enormous financial difficulty to an estimated 1m people. – Editor
Joining us now is Lucky Ntimane from the Taverners Association. Mr Ntimane, how many members do you have, how many people do you represent?
The number is about 34,500 nationally. In all nine provinces across the country.
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