The Eastern Cape Liquor Board has warned liquor traders about a temporary license agreement scam that is being sent via SMS.
Board spokesperson Mgwebi Msiya says the SMS advises people that it is phasing out temporary license agreements allowing trading during the lockdown.
The SMS advises traders to pay an amount of R150 into a Standard Bank account for a new temporary licence.
He stressed that it’s a scam and that the board has never issued such communication to liquor traders.
On Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the entire country would move to Level 3 on the 1st of June and that the sale of alcohol would be allowed.
The details of exactly when and how we can get our liquor will be announced on Thursday when ministers who serve in the National Coronavirus Command Council will brief the media on the regulations relating to the COVID-19 Level 3 restrictions.
The Briefing will be led by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel.
