FILE PHOTO: Spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in South Africa JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's decision to reimpose a ban on the sale of alcohol upset consumers and the hospitality ...

WORCESTER, South Africa, Aug 7 (Reuters) - On a bitterly cold Saturday afternoon in Worcester, a forlorn rural community near South Africa's southern tip, the queue at the liquor store is the longest ...

Diageo is selling off business in Africa to Asahi in a $2.3 billion deal. This acquisition marks Asahi's first major ...

While 63% of the adult population in Burkina Faso abstains from alcohol consumption in any given year, those Burkinabé who consume alcohol engage in heavy alcohol use and often also in heavy episodic ...

While liquor sales in many countries have been deemed essential during these days of social isolation, South Africa has taken the opposite approach. The country has been on lockdown since March 26, in ...

The deal covers beer and spirits operations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, where beer demand has grown steadily in recent ...

South Africa banned alcohol to enforce social distancing during the worst of the pandemic, but the ban also had a surprising effect, exposing the country's complicated relationship with alcohol. South ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s decision to reimpose a ban on the sale of alcohol upset consumers and the hospitality sector on Monday, but health experts said it could free up space in ...

WORCESTER, South Africa, Aug 7 (Reuters) - On a bitterly cold Saturday afternoon in Worcester, a forlorn rural community near South Africa's southern tip, the queue at the liquor store is the longest ...

Africa has the world's highest proportion of binge drinkers, even though its large populations of Muslims and evangelical Christians generally abstain from alcohol. As incomes rise, it has become a ...