South African shoppers filled trolleys with cases of beer and cider and bottles of whiskey and wine on Monday as the government eased the coronavirus lockdown to allow the sale of alcohol to resume after a nine-week ban.

South Africa, which has one of the highest rates of alcohol consumption per capita in the world, banned the sale of liquor in late March to ease hospital workloads and prevent a rise in domestic violence related to alcohol abuse during lockdown.

Under looser restrictions, alcohol will be sold for home consumption from Mondays to Thursdays, a welcome relief for an industry on its knees due to the ban.

An estimated 117,600 jobs have been lost in the industry, with 13% of the craft beer sector in the process of shutting, while the wine industry was in severe distress.

A few kilometres from the township, more than 100 people snaked around the parking lot of Makro Liquor, owned by Massmart , with bottle store owners loading cases of beer and cider onto pick-up trunks.

Software developer Teboho Mofokeng waited in the queue for more than two hours for his six bottles of whiskey, saying his alcohol stock ran out during lockdown.

“I’ve been without liquor for some time now,” he said. “I’m over-excited and relieved.”

Retailers like Pick n Pay and Shoprite’s Checkers supermarket chain, had allowed customers to place pre-orders online for delivery from Monday.

Some retailers placed limits on purchases, with Checkers limiting online orders to 120 litres per order.

Online alcohol stores and delivery apps were dealing with high volumes of orders after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement to further reopen the economy.

https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL8N2DD0LX

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black people and liquor!!! make una enjoy jare

South Africa is beautiful but nigerians don't care about what's happening there

someone should help me with d pic of that american guy that looted drinks during protest��

OK.

No wonder my southy Facebook friend carry henekien up. I was like wetin dey do this girl! Na Girl o.

TheGodlessGod:
South Africa is beautiful but nigerians don't care about what's happening there

Don't start again ooo...

TheGodlessGod:
South Africa is beautiful but nigerians don't care about what's happening there

speak for yourself oga

Na so joy go return to South Africa

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South Africans have a Giant retail Chain dedicated to just liquor ..Between Nigerians and South Africans I wonder who consumes more Alcohol ..I think it's Nigeria sha

The generation of drunkards


Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.

Isaiah 5 vs 11-12

Enoch07:
black people and liquor!!! make una enjoy jare

How many alcohol does the blacks consume compared to what Russians and Irish consumes. Black man with low self exteem.

TheGodlessGod:
South Africa is beautiful but nigerians don't care about what's happening there

We care !!! We don't care what's happening in Daura though

chinjo:

How many alcohol does the blacks consume compared to what Russians and Irish consumes. Black man with low self exteem.

black people and liquor!! by d way, try read d second paragraph

Enoch07:
black people and liquor!!! make una enjoy jare

....see this ones comment, anyway wetin concerns me......but wait....o, you nor dey sip liquor.....

When calamity and disaster comes upon them, hope they won't create hashtag to mock God who they disregard?

Southy for show indeed!

IronGalaxy:
speak for yourself oga

He's trolling me from yesterday's varsity thread.

Shayo gud

Enoch07:

black people and liquor!! by d way, try read d second paragraph

It says "one of the highest rates" - not THE highest. Anyway, SA has 5 million whites, how do u know they're not the ones binge drinking? You assume it's just the blacks.

chinjo:

How many alcohol does the blacks consume compared to what Russians and Irish consumes. Black man with low self exteem.

Spot on.

SarkinYarki:
South Africans have a Giant retail Chain dedicated to just liquor ..Between Nigerians and South Africans I wonder who consumes more Alcohol ..I think it's Nigeria sha

Isn't Nigeria too religious though? That's the assumption down here.

TMKsouth:


Isn't Nigeria too religious though? That's the assumption down here.

Hahahaha Nigerians are religious just for survival but trust me they drink a lot and smoke weed a lot

Alcohol has it's benefits. Don't underestimate it's power.

SarkinYarki:


Hahahaha Nigerians are religious just for survival but trust me they drink a lot and smoke weed a lot

TMKsouth:

Isn't Nigeria too religious though? That's the assumption down here.

Too religious ke!
Alcoho is our tradition here in Nigeria.

Balogunodua:

Too religious ke!

Alcoho is our tradition here in Nigeria.

Lol Wouldn't have thought.

Bunch of Alcoholics if you ask me. A generational curse that is yet to be broke

Nigerians drink yes but do not covet alcohol Like SA's.

The jokes goes if you marry a South African and they have to choose between you and the Liquour. They will choose the liquor 99.9% of the time.

TMKsouth:


It says "one of the highest rates" - not THE highest. Anyway, SA has 5 million whites, how do u know they're not the ones binge drinking? You assume it's just the blacks.

Its black and colored people that drink for survival. The Whites drink for pleasure.

morpheus24:
Bunch of Alcoholics if you ask me. A generational curse that is yet to be broke

Nigerians drink yes but do not covet alcohol Like SA's.
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Countries that banned alcohol during lockdown experience long queues. Here's India.