COVID-19: South Africans Rush to Liquor Stores As Booze Ban Lifts
A man purchases beer at a liquor store in Pretoria on June 1, 2020. – South Africa moved into level three of a five-tier lockdown on June 1, 2020, to continue efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Under level three, all but high-risk sectors of the economy will be allowed to reopen. Liquor sales will resume, but for home consumption only. Emmanuel Croset / AFP.
The mood was festive in Soweto, on the outskirts of Johannesburg, where customers carrying crates of empty beer bottles waited out the meandering lines, some stationed in their cars, blasting loud music from their stereos.“This place is jamming,” he exclaimed, adding that celebrations were expected throughout the township.“It has been a while since I had a taste of that foam and burping I am here so early to satisfy my habit.
But for 22-year-old Asenathi Faleni, a self-confessed “serious drinker”, the government’s decision to shutter the alcohol market was a brilliant idea. The country ranks 30th in the world in terms of per capita alcohol consumption, according to 2010 figures by the World Health Organisation .
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