Media Invite For Immediate Release 17 August 2021 Eastern Cape Liquor Board to undertake an underage drinking awareness campaign and promote responsible trading The Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB) cordially invites you to an underage drinking awareness campaign and to promote responsibly trading in the Alfred Ndzo District Municipality and OR Tambo District. In its endeavour to intensify the fight against underage drinking in schools, ECLB will be sensitising learner’s about detriments of consuming liquor to their studies and health in general. This initiative will intensify the fight of alcohol abuse in schools and assist to streamline the awareness to learner’s. 15 schools will be visited in both districts. Alcohol abuse among young pupils continues to cause havoc in schools, and high crime statistics are attributed to alcohol/substance abuse in the areas. Also this platform will be used to make young girls aware about alcohol related social challenges that affect women such as Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), Rape and diseases associated with alcohol abuse. South African Police Service (SAPS) will form part of the campaign as well. Media is, therefore, cordially invited to be part of the campaign to fight alcohol abuse in schools and assist to spread the message of underage drinking. Details of the event are as follows: Date: 17-20 August 2021 Venues: King Sabatha Dalindyebo, uMzimvubu and Winnie Mandela Local Municipality. Time : 08h00 am For further enquiries you can contact ECLB Spokesperson Mr. Mgwebi Msiya on 0605016418

Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB) welcomes the lifting of the alcohol ban following the moving of the country from Alert Level 4 to Alert Level 3.

Liquor traders are urged to obey the new regulations, which are largely intended to reduce the escalating cases of Covid 19 infections in our country.

During the current Alert Level 3, the sale of liquor by licensed premises for OFF-CONSUMPTION is only permitted from 10h00 to 18h00 excluding Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays. The sale of liquor for ON-CONSUMPTION is permitted form 10am to 20h00.

This is subject to all liquor outlets following strict Corvid 19 health protocols that entail limiting the number of people to half of the capacity of the outlet and keeping social distance of 1.5m from each other, washing of hands, sanitizing remains of paramount importance during this period.

“As liquor sale is unbanned, we wish to urge members of the society to always consume liquor in a responsible manner. We strongly condemn any inappropriate behaviour that some people show when they are intoxicated, which may result in incidents such as gender-based violence, rape and road accidents” said the ECLB CEO, Dr Makala.

The ECLB urges everyone to exercise caution and drink liquor in moderation. Working in collaboration with various law enforcement agencies, ECLB will continue to monitor compliance with the new regulations.

Members of the community are encouraged to report cases of non-compliance with liquor regulations to the nearest police station or call Eastern Cape Liquor Board Toll Free Number 080 000 0420 or WhatsApp number 076 403 6223. 

For further clarities regarding this matter, please contact ECLB Spokesperson, Mgwebi Msiya at 060 501 6418, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

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The sale of alcohol remains prohibited under Alert level 4 as stipulated in terms of the revised Regulation 44 of the National Disaster Management Act.

This means that the sale, dispensing and distribution of liquor is still not allowed.

We, therefore, urge liquor traders to comply with this regulation, which is largely intended to reduce the escalating cases of Covid 19 infections of the new variant attacking the country.

We, therefore, send a strong word of caution to people who are selling alcohol illegally during this period, as it is against the law.

We also call on members of the public to refrain from consuming home- brewed beer mixed with methylated spirits as this may endanger them.

The Eastern Cape Liquor Board, in collaboration with various law enforcement agencies, will continue to monitor compliance with the new regulations, and where transgressions are identified, necessary steps will be taken to curb such behaviour.

Members of the community are encouraged to report cases of non-compliance with liquor regulations to the nearest police station or call Eastern Cape Liquor Board Toll Free Number 080 000 0420 or WhatsApp number 076 403 6223.

For further clarities regarding this matter, please contact ECLB Spokesperson, Mgwebi Msiya at 060 501 6418, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

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The sale of alcohol remains prohibited under Alert level 4 as stipulated in terms of the revised Regulation 44 of the National Disaster Management Act. 

The Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB) has noted the moving of the country to Alert Level 4 with the immediate suspension of sale of liquor for the next fourteen days.

We, therefore, urge all liquor traders to strictly adhere to the new regulations and refrain from selling liquor in their establishments.

Communities are also cautioned against the tendency of producing and selling the home-made beer.

During the previous bans of liquor sale, people resorted to the consumption of lethal home-made beer, which resulted in the death of many people in the Eastern Cape.

People are urged to protect themselves against the consumption of the deadly home-made beer. Furthermore, we wish to admonish communities against the sale of illicit substances that have escalated during the suspension of liquor sale in the past.

A stern action will be taken against anyone who is found in violation of the regulations by selling these illicit substances.

Our liquor Inspectors in collaboration with the SAPS will be all over the province monitoring any potential contravention of the liquor sale regulations.

The ECLB liquor inspectors, in collaboration with various law enforcement agencies, will closely monitor compliance with the new regulations, and where transgressions are identified, necessary steps will be taken to curb such behaviour.

Members of the public are encouraged to report cases of non-compliance with liquor regulations to the nearest police station or call Eastern Cape Liquor Board Complaints Toll Free Number 080 000 0420 or send a WhatsApp message to 076 403 6223.

For further enquiries, you can contact Mgwebi Msiya @ 060 501 6418/ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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In commemorating June Month, Eastern Cape Liquor Board urges young people of the Eastern Cape to follow on the footsteps of the 1976 youth by prioritising education and abstaining from alcohol abuse.