The cost of the alcohol ban in South Africa

To free up space in South African public hospitals for Coronavirus patients, the government instituted a nationwide ban on the sale of alcohol. But with over 100 000 job losses in the liquor industry, can South Africa afford to keep up the prohibition?

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(Photo: Workers in Cape Town join other people working in the restaurant, food and alcohol industry in a nationwide protest in July 2020. Credit:Getty Images)