ANALYSIS The thorny issues of lockdowns, vaccine mandates and trust in government 4 min 5 By Stephen Grootes
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Alcohol ban lifted after South Africa moves to Adjusted Alert Level 3 1 min 0 By Cyril Ramaphosa
SIT DON’T STAY Restaurant industry ‘walking a tightrope over a deep ravine’ 10 min 0 By Bianca Coleman
BUSINESS MAVERICK South Africa’s renewed booze ban may deal the final blow to crippled restaurants 2 min 3 By Mfuneko Toyana
OP-ED Booze ban: The abuse – not the use – of alcohol needs a more realistic and sober solution 4 min 7 By Ingrid Louw
SPOTLIGHT ‘Hello, my name is South Africa... we have a collective drinking problem’: Alcohol bans had more impact than curfews, study finds 5 min 13 By Adele Baleta
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS South Africa to move to Adjusted Alert Level 4 as third wave breaks hard on nation 1 min 0 By Cyril Ramaphosa
BUSINESS MAVERICK Annual results: Pick n Pay loses about R4-billion in revenue due to Covid-19 sales restrictions 3 min 0 By Stephen Gunnion
CORONAVIRUS President Ramaphosa: Beaches and booze are back as first batch of vaccines arrives 2 min 0 By Rebecca Davis
GROUNDUP No booze, less meat: Taverns feel the pinch of the Covid-19 ban 2 min 2 By Tariro Washinyira
GROUNDUP Covid-19 curfew and alcohol ban leave sex workers battling 4 min 0 By Kimberly Mutandiro for GroundUp
BUSINESS MAVERICK INTERVIEW Young, black, female, winemaker: Siwela Masoga faces tough times as booze ban drags on 5 min 0 By Suné Payne
MAVERICK CITIZEN OP-ED To drink, or not to drink? A response to Panyaza Lesufi 6 min 13 By Eusebius McKaiser