Transport minister, Fikile Mbalula, has warned SA to take it easy on the 'bottle'.
Image:Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has issued a warning to citizens to take it easy with alcohol as level 3 lockdown permits the sale of booze.
From Monday, the country relaxed the stringent lockdown of level 4, moving to level 3, in which most economic sectors and places of worship are open. Schools were due to open but this has been delayed.Speaking during a transport briefing over the weekend, Mbalula said consumption of alcohol should be controlled.
“We know of alcohol and what it does to us, but we also know what alcohol does economically," said Mbalula. “There are groups that advocate for the ban of alcohol, but we know we’re a nation of alcohol abusers.. They undermine the law. They drink and drive and produce fatalities.”
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