About 224,000 bottles of
beer in Swaziland (eSwatini) are set to be destroyed because of the coronavirus
lockdown in the kingdom.
Alcohol is among the
‘non-essential’ products that the Swazi Government said could not be produced
or distributed during the lockdown that began on 27 March 2020.
The beer that belongs to
Eswatini Beverages has passed its sell-by date. Brands include Sibebe premium lager,
Castle, Hansa, Castle lite, Castle milk stout, Black Label and Lion lager.
Other alcohol including Reds, Flying Fish and Smirnoff brands are also set to
be destroyed.
The Times Sunday newspaper
in Swaziland reported
people had been going into neighbouring
Mozambique at informal border crossings to get alcohol.
In other coronavirus
(COVID-19) developments in Swaziland:
AS OF 24 May 2020 the Ministry of Health reported there
had been two deaths and 250 positive tests for coronavirus since the pandemic
started. Of these 156 people had so far recovered.
THE ESWATINI Observer newspaper reported that Kwaluseni Member of Parliament
Sibusiso Mabhanisi Dlamini had held
a house-warming party with more than 20 guests against the coronavirus
regulations. Police reportedly visited the event after receiving a complaint.
THE UNIVERSITY of Eswatini has adopted online teaching because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Students
Representative Council (SRC) objected because
many students did not have the money to buy necessary
equipment or air time to access the Internet.
THE SWAZI Government has said it wants to
start reopening schools from 1
July and has started discussions with various stakeholders.
See also
Charity
starts feeding tens of thousands of hungry in Swaziland as coronavirus lockdown
grips
One-year-old
tests positive for coronavirus in Swaziland
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