Craft brewers on brink of collapse amid new alcohol ban
Industry body says independent craft breweries are in desperate need of financial relief
SA’s beer industry body has warned that independent craft breweries are “on the brink of closure” after the government ordered a third ban on alcohol sales to help contain a resurgence in Covid-19 infections.
The prohibition, designed in part to ease the burden on hospitals from vehicle accidents and drinking-related violence, was implemented nationwide on December 29, part of a wider set of lockdown measures that include a 9pm curfew. Coronavirus case numbers have been accelerating after the emergence of a new strain late in 2020, while parties and other festive gatherings are known to worsen the spread...
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