Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
Reuters, Nqobile Dludla
South Africa has recently banned alcohol sales for the third time as part of efforts to free up space for COVID-19 patients in hospitals burdened with alcohol-related injuries.
The first two bans together resulted in losses of more than 1.5 billion rand to the glass packaging industry, Consol Chief Executive Officer Mike Arnold said in an emailed response to questions.
Arnold also warned of likely job losses at Consol and most parts of its supply chain, adding any major extended loss of demand, at short notice, was “catastrophic.”
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