IN PICS | South Africans wake up bright and early to queue for booze
South Africans are lining up to wait for liquor stores across the country to open their doors for the first time since the start of the coronavirus lockdown
Experts say the regulation og cigarettes and alcohol should stay post Covid-19. (Sebabatso Mosamo)
South Africans lined up to wait for liquor stores across the country to open their doors for the first time since the start of the coronavirus lockdown.
Today marks the first day of level 3 in SA and also the day that the ban on the sale of alcohol is lifted.
An early queue outside Liberty Liquors in Durban. (Suthentira Govender)
Customers queuing outside the Beyers Naude Liquor City before its 9am opening as the lockdown restrictions were eased to level 2. (Kgaugelo Masweneng)
A queue of about 20 people outside Liquor City at the Sophiatown Shopping Complex. Two individuals who preferred not to be named said that they specifically woke up early to come and queue. "We are planning on getting cases of beer, we just hope that they won't limit quantities too much because we don't want to have to come here again tomorrow. (Amina Asma)
A queue forms outside Checkers Liquor in Northcliff corner, where a customer is seen leaning towards the glass doors to read the alcohol restriction instructions per customer. (Andisiwe May)
A few cheers when Makro in Springfield, Durban, opened its door at its liquor outlet just after 9am. (Yasantha Naidoo)
A security guard performs a temperature check outside a Gauteng liquor outlet. (Shonisani Tshikalange)
It has been 67 days since South Africans have been able to purchase alcohol after the alcohol ban that was announced by police minister Bheki Cele on March 25 to help curb the spread of Covid-19 — two days before the country went into a 21-day national lockdown.
Bert Johannes said he wanted to come early so that he could get all of his “good stuff”.
“I knew that today is going to be hectic. So I figured I might as well bring my camp chair and be early so I can get my beer,” he said.
Hazel Sithole, 39 said she arrived at Atteridgville plaza at about 5am as alcohol ban is lifted. (Suppplied)
Customers queueing up to buy alcohol as liquor ban in SA is lifted under lockdown level 3 on June 1 2020. (Andisiwe May)
People queuing outside Supa store in Thokoza Park, Soweto, after the first lifting of the alcohol ban at the beginning of June. (Nonkululeko Njilo)
Both hand sanitation and temperature screening are mandatory at the entrance of liqour stores on June 1 2020. ( Modiegi Mashamaite)
Queues of liquor shoppers outside Checkers Liquors in Cape Town CBD. (Anthony Molyneux)
Shoppers queue outside a liquor store in Durban. (Orrin Singh)
Students Jeremy Ives and James Stachen say they went easy on their batch of beer they bought for the duration of the lockdown, but with the extentions of the lockdown they too ran out. (Aron Hyman)
People queueing outside a liquor shop to buy alcohol on the first day of level3 of the national lockdown in Durban. (Sandile Ndlovu)
In court papers this week, responding to a case brought by the Southern African Agri Initiative, Dlamini Zuma said there was no evidence that wine contributes less to alcohol-related trauma cases than other beverages. (Alon Skuy)
Students Sibahle Dyango, Nosiphelo Mganto, and Bongeka Ithole have stocked up for their post-lockdown bash. They say this batch will be finished by Thursday, and then they will restock for the weekend party. (Aron Hyman)
A large queue outside Makro, Alberton as the country moves to level 3 of the national lockdown. (Alaister Russell)
People queue for liquor in Nyanga, Cape Town. (Esa Alexander)
