The South African wine industry appeals to citizens and businesses to practice sound judgment and take up their responsibility to ensure the health, safety and livelihoods of people, by implementing the measures we already have in place. This, in response to...
A joint statement from various industry bodies in the liquor industry, released today, urges the South African government to "demonstrate leadership to protect the struggling economy from further damage" following the detection of a new Covid-19 variant in the...
The SA wine industry calls on government to join hands in rebuilding the sector towards a sustainable future by creating an enabling environment through sound policy decisions, infrastructure investment, stricter enforcement with regard to illicit trade, as well as...
The South African Liquor Brandowners Association (SALBA) expressed its support for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement to shift the curfew to 11 pm and increase in gatherings to 250 indoor and 500 outdoor as a positive step to support the recovery of bars,...
The South African Liquor Brandowners Association (SALBA) welcomes progress made in its collaboration with the SA Revenue Service (SARS) and SA Police Service (SAPS) to fight tax leakages caused by the illegal alcohol trade. SARS reported that it seized 152 000...
The South African Liquor Brandowners Association (SALBA) has noted the government’s partial relaxation of the alcohol ban. Late last week SALBA had called for an opening up of liquor trade from Monday, 26 July. Sibani Mngadi, Chairperson of SALBA, said, “The...
The alcohol industry has urged government to work alongside business to define a clear and detailed path to economic recovery, including lifting the latest, month-long, nationwide ban on the sale of alcohol. This as the industry counts the cost of four successive...
The Ministerial Advisory Council (MAC) on Covid-19 has declined to confirm whether the current fourth ban of the sale of alcohol for both on-site and off-site consumption alcohol was based on scientific recommendation. In his national address on 27 June 2021,...
With liquor outlets increasingly becoming the target of looting and rioting currently sweeping across KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the alcohol industry, including the Beer Association of South Africa (BASA), Liquor Traders Association of South Africa (LTASA),...
The South African Liquor Brandowners Association (SALBA) and National Liquor Traders (NLT) are disappointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to extend the current ban of alcohol sales by another two weeks. The decision seems to confirm media reports that the...
The latest 14-day ban of alcohol sales declared by government has left the South African Liquor Brandowners Association (SALBA) no choice but to request that the South African Revenue Service (SARS) provide extended payment terms on the excise duties currently due...
On 29 June 2021, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Ivan Meyer wrote to the National Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza, to request her assistance to address specific challenges of the Level 4 Covid-19 lockdown...