“No such calls have been tabled before the National Coronavirus Command Council at this point,” presidency spokesperson Khusela Diko told TimesLive on Monday (8 June).
This was reiterated by Cooperative Governance spokesperson Mlungisi Mtsal who said that he was not aware of any plans to reintroduce the ban on alcohol.
“There is no decision on alcohol and there is no conversation around alcohol that I am aware of yet,” he told Jacaranda.
The comments from government come after messages circulating on social media indicating that the National Coronavirus Command Council was considering a reintroduction of the ban on the sale of alcohol.
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