Lockdown diaries - COVID-19 matters!

What are you going to be doing during the lockdown?

  • At home. I’m non essential

    Votes: 70 41.2%

  • Working. The virus doesn’t scare me

    Votes: 41 24.1%

  • On standby

    Votes: 10 5.9%

  • Working from home. Too essential to take any risk!

    Votes: 66 38.8%
  • Total voters
    170
  • Poll closed .
SAB halts R5 billion investment in South Africa due to alcohol ban
https://businesstech.co.za/news/bus...th-africas-alcohol-ban/?utm_source=newsletter
''SAB warned that its decision will also have an impact on the external supply chain companies that had been selected for these upgrades.

It is forecast that the jobs lost across the entire industry as a result of the alcohol ban will soon reach 120,000 people and the excise tax lost from the first ban is sitting at over R12 billion.

The jobs and financial losses magnify considerably when considering the severe impact the suspension is having on communities, as well as the downstream supply chain, including, farmers and other raw material suppliers, tavern owners, packaging and logistics companies, among many others that have had to immediately stop operations, and are facing dire consequences.

The many thousands of people that have now joined the significant number of South Africans already unemployed is of great concern, SAB said.
 
ALCOHOL AND CIGARETTES BAN TO BE PARTIALLY LIFTED.

Just got some inside information that the prohibition on cigarettes and alcohol will be lifted partially on Wednesday.

Smokers and drinkers will be able to purchase matches and ice.

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Just got a email from Evolution Vape.

In the best interests of our favourite customers, we need to make you aware of the following... The local government has struck again and it is now seeing Vape Products with CBD as part of the tobacco ban. At this stage, we aren't even surprised by this kind of news anymore, however it does mean we need to act fast.

We have heard from our courier that the Government is planning to make a move that will restrict the sale of CBD Vape juice and associated products i.e Vape Kits, Coils etc.

Within the next few days, we will have more information on this and keep you posted. For now, sales will continue as normal however, we are hoping to still be able to sell hardware with CBD vape juice however we could potentially have to stop all sales in the near future.

We will always ensure that everything we do keeps our customers safe from the law, thank you for your continued loyal support.
 
adriaanh said:
Just got a email from Evolution Vape.

In the best interests of our favourite customers, we need to make you aware of the following... The local government has struck again and it is now seeing Vape Products with CBD as part of the tobacco ban. At this stage, we aren't even surprised by this kind of news anymore, however it does mean we need to act fast.

We have heard from our courier that the Government is planning to make a move that will restrict the sale of CBD Vape juice and associated products i.e Vape Kits, Coils etc.

Within the next few days, we will have more information on this and keep you posted. For now, sales will continue as normal however, we are hoping to still be able to sell hardware with CBD vape juice however we could potentially have to stop all sales in the near future.

We will always ensure that everything we do keeps our customers safe from the law, thank you for your continued loyal support.
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I got this too. I JUST CAN'T ANYMORE!
 
Adephi said:
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/alcohol-ban-cigarette-ban-fikile-mbalula-comments/

"Even now, when you can see what alcohol is doing to us in terms of our plans, there are still people out there who believe we are very stupid"

I can think of a few other ways to describe them.
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Chromosomally challenged?

In the UK something close to 1 million smokers quit on their own ADULT minds because of SARS-COV-2 concerns, some of them helped by vaping. We know the only plans these guys have is to randomly pull shit out of finger nails and decide that it's legislation so they pretend like they know what's good for us. Alcohol and "tobacco" were just low hanging fruit. Our curves are starting to flatten, and they are talking about tighter restrictions? God help us all, we're in the end game here.
 
Feliks Karp said:
Chromosomally challenged?

In the UK something close to 1 million smokers quit on their own ADULT minds because of SARS-COV-2 concerns, some of them helped by vaping. We know the only plans these guys have is to randomly pull shit out of finger nails and decide that it's legislation so they pretend like they know what's good for us. Alcohol and "tobacco" were just low hanging fruit. Our curves are starting to flatten, and they are talking about tighter restrictions? God help us all, we're in the end game here.
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Minister Mbalula’s thought processes aren’t the fastest, as is well known. He probably started constructing this statement in March.
 
WHO flies in 40 medical experts to SA as infections surge
https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics...ns-surge-24903dc1-eb40-4e84-bdcb-499a0c135d3d
5 Aug. 2020

"More than 40 senior medical experts are being sent to South Africa by the World Health Organization (WHO) from across the globe to help bolster the country’s fight against Covid-19...

“The first 17 experts will touch down on South African soil today and will complete a period of quarantine and initiation before being deployed within the department and across various provinces,” Mkhize said.

Mkhize said the 43 experts would include Dr David Heymann, an infectious disease epidemiologist and public health expert.

“I’m also pleased that Dr Mike Ryan will be leading the team from Geneva and will now be focusing on South Africa and providing us with constant advice while analysing our strategies, including the decisions we have taken as the Department of Health in our Covid-19 response,” he said...

[My comment: Who knows (excuse the pun) this might just be a good thing - the WHO might tell the govt. to stop being utterly ridiculous and to lift the tobacco ban.]
 
Hooked said:
WHO flies in 40 medical experts to SA as infections surge
https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics...ns-surge-24903dc1-eb40-4e84-bdcb-499a0c135d3d
5 Aug. 2020

"More than 40 senior medical experts are being sent to South Africa by the World Health Organization (WHO) from across the globe to help bolster the country’s fight against Covid-19...

“The first 17 experts will touch down on South African soil today and will complete a period of quarantine and initiation before being deployed within the department and across various provinces,” Mkhize said.

Mkhize said the 43 experts would include Dr David Heymann, an infectious disease epidemiologist and public health expert.

“I’m also pleased that Dr Mike Ryan will be leading the team from Geneva and will now be focusing on South Africa and providing us with constant advice while analysing our strategies, including the decisions we have taken as the Department of Health in our Covid-19 response,” he said...

[My comment: Who knows (excuse the pun) this might just be a good thing - the WHO might tell the govt. to stop being utterly ridiculous and to lift the tobacco ban.]
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Not so sure @Hooked , these guys change their minds more often than some people change their underwear. The WHO advice is also responsible for India banning vaping, so while I’m sure that some may be experts not so sure if they are always the saviors that they are made out to be. I get the idea that it’s their way or the highway, narrow minded in certain ways and unwilling to look at other views, they also gave the advice our lockdown is based on for the most.

Let’s hope I’m wrong!
 
Room Fogger said:
Not so sure @Hooked , these guys change their minds more often than some people change their underwear. The WHO advice is also responsible for India banning vaping, so while I’m sure that some may be experts not so sure if they are always the saviors that they are made out to be. I get the idea that it’s their way or the highway, narrow minded in certain ways and unwilling to look at other views, they also gave the advice our lockdown is based on for the most.

Let’s hope I’m wrong!
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WHO needs to die, as useless as their UN parent. They're about as expert as a bag of flaming dog poop. Multiple scandals on the WHO heads before Tedros (not even a physician) and he's proving to be just as big of a liability. It's just another glamaroma political agency that was probably based in good intent but as it's realised it can churn cash turned in to a failed corrupt front.
 
Today is 5 months since the first Covid case was reported in SA.
It's scary how much life has changed since then.

On a happier note, Zooby's and and strong cuppa tea on the menu:D

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