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So basically during lockdown when we banned alcohol in SA there was no beer brewed, so no brewer's yeast so no marmite. But it should be coming back in stock so

So basically during lockdown when we banned alcohol in SA there was no beer brewed, so no brewer's yeast so no marmite. But it should be coming back in stock soon. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-04-missing-marmite-the-soda-ash-edition/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-04-missing-m...

taneq 5y ago
Why did they ban alcohol? In Australia during lockdowns our booze supply was considered an essential service. :S
- mousetree 5y ago
  They also banned selling cigarettes
  - zo1 5y ago
    They banned T-shirts at some point, too. https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/397591/south-africans-baffled-by-bizarre-lockdown-clothing-rules/ https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/397591/south-africa... Pre-made warm food too, if I remember correctly. Absolute insanity. Someone sitting behind a desk tweeking nobs and hoping to stop Covid by banning benign things.
- bell-cot 5y ago
  > ...South Africa banned alcohol sales in an attempt to free up beds in hospitals that would otherwise be filled with tipsy drivers or drunken brawlers.
- lelanthran 5y ago
  > Why did they ban alcohol? In Australia during lockdowns our booze supply was considered an essential service. :S The ANC banned cigs and booze. It was later found out that their members were making money hand-over-fist in the underground markets for cigs. Maybe booze too. Honestly, this government that is repeatedly voted in by the masses keeps screwing the masses that votes them in, but they won't ever be voted out because SA voters are very tribalistic and unquestioning loyal to the ANC.
  - smokey_circles 5y ago
    The cigarette part was pure profit, no argument there. But we banned alcohol 3 times, and 3 times the hospital's casualty admission rate plummeted. We have a problem with alcohol and we should be talking about it
  - buyx 5y ago
    they won’t ever be voted out South African voters have voted opposition parties into power in multiple municipalities. Trends indicate that the ANC is losing its grip, and one party dominance will be replaced ny coalitions in the next few election cycles. The ANC banned cigs and booze. It was later found out that their members were making money hand-over-fist in the underground markets for cigs. Maybe booze too. It sounds plausible that they were making money off illegal cigarettes: but do you have a source for that? As for the booze ban, it was to keep hospital beds free for Covid patients: South Africans have a very unhealthy relationship with alcohol.
    - wesleywt 5y ago
      The best thing to happen to South Africa was that booze ban. This is the primary cause of assaults and murders in this country.
  - mad_tortoise 5y ago
    This is half-wrong. You are right about cigs, but not booze. Booze is the single biggest cause of trauma admissions in all hospitals in SA. Banning booze was highly effective in creating a significant drop in those ER admissions, allowing for more resources to be put towards covid. The cig ban was non-sensical though, and yes a certain minister is said to have profited greatly off them.
- Synaesthesia 5y ago
  Our hospitals can be under tremendous strain from alcohol related injuries so it was basically a prudent move to free up resources.
- s3233323 5y ago
- hemreldop 5y ago
  To be honest, a lot of Africa would be orders of magnitude better with a booze ban but it’s too late to put that genie back in the bottle.

taneq 5y ago

Why did they ban alcohol? In Australia during lockdowns our booze supply was considered an essential service. :S

mousetree 5y ago
They also banned selling cigarettes
- zo1 5y ago
  They banned T-shirts at some point, too. https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/397591/south-africans-baffled-by-bizarre-lockdown-clothing-rules/ https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/397591/south-africa... Pre-made warm food too, if I remember correctly. Absolute insanity. Someone sitting behind a desk tweeking nobs and hoping to stop Covid by banning benign things.
bell-cot 5y ago
> ...South Africa banned alcohol sales in an attempt to free up beds in hospitals that would otherwise be filled with tipsy drivers or drunken brawlers.
lelanthran 5y ago
> Why did they ban alcohol? In Australia during lockdowns our booze supply was considered an essential service. :S The ANC banned cigs and booze. It was later found out that their members were making money hand-over-fist in the underground markets for cigs. Maybe booze too. Honestly, this government that is repeatedly voted in by the masses keeps screwing the masses that votes them in, but they won't ever be voted out because SA voters are very tribalistic and unquestioning loyal to the ANC.
- smokey_circles 5y ago
  The cigarette part was pure profit, no argument there. But we banned alcohol 3 times, and 3 times the hospital's casualty admission rate plummeted. We have a problem with alcohol and we should be talking about it
- buyx 5y ago
  they won’t ever be voted out South African voters have voted opposition parties into power in multiple municipalities. Trends indicate that the ANC is losing its grip, and one party dominance will be replaced ny coalitions in the next few election cycles. The ANC banned cigs and booze. It was later found out that their members were making money hand-over-fist in the underground markets for cigs. Maybe booze too. It sounds plausible that they were making money off illegal cigarettes: but do you have a source for that? As for the booze ban, it was to keep hospital beds free for Covid patients: South Africans have a very unhealthy relationship with alcohol.
  - wesleywt 5y ago
    The best thing to happen to South Africa was that booze ban. This is the primary cause of assaults and murders in this country.
- mad_tortoise 5y ago
  This is half-wrong. You are right about cigs, but not booze. Booze is the single biggest cause of trauma admissions in all hospitals in SA. Banning booze was highly effective in creating a significant drop in those ER admissions, allowing for more resources to be put towards covid. The cig ban was non-sensical though, and yes a certain minister is said to have profited greatly off them.
Synaesthesia 5y ago
Our hospitals can be under tremendous strain from alcohol related injuries so it was basically a prudent move to free up resources.
s3233323 5y ago
hemreldop 5y ago
To be honest, a lot of Africa would be orders of magnitude better with a booze ban but it’s too late to put that genie back in the bottle.