LETTER: Dlamini-Zuma’s and Cele’s influence in liquor must end
There is no data showing that stabbings and shootings are a result of enjoying a drink with friends
I was interested to read Gareth Ackerman, writing in his capacity as chair of the Consumer Goods Council, expressing his concerns about the liquor industry (“Deaf to business, government is crippling retail trade, especially in liquor (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2021-02-18-gareth-ackerman-deaf-to-business-government-is-crippling-retail-trade-especially-in-liquor/)”, February 18).
Ackerman is understandably upset that the off-consumption stores are only allowed to trade from Monday to Thursday. Wearing his Pick n Pay hat, he bemoans that it makes no sense to allow bars to trade seven days a week when they only account for 30% of total liquor sales...
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