Alcohol ban rumors labelled as fake news
Rumors that the ban on alcohol will be implemented tonight have been quashed.
“IT’S not true that President @CyrilRamaphosa will address the nation tonight . It equally not true that the NCCC/Cabinet has taken a decision to disallow the sale of alcohol . This is all #fakenews.”
That’s the Minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu who tweeted this earlier today following rumors that alcohol would be banned once again.
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DA MP Dean Macpherson also tweeted about the matter that has some people rushing to bottle stores in fear that the ban will be re-imposed.
” I am receiving a number of messages about the voice clip doing the rounds that there will be a liquor ban tonight due to a number of accidents. I have engaged the DTI and they are not aware of it. I trust this helps,” read Macpherson’s tweet.
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