Premier Alan Winde has called on residents to act responsibly, both in how they purchase their alcohol and how they consume it. Yesterday, fake news started to circulate that the sale of alcohol will be banned again which in turn resulted in queues and crowds forming outside liquor outlets and people resorting to bulk buying.

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26 August 2020

Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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