Monthly Archives: July 2026

A bottle store owner is approached by a local restaurant that’s run short of wine ahead of a busy weekend. Can the store simply sell them a few cases? In most cases, no. Not under an ordinary off-consumption licence. Selling to other licensed businesses is a different activity in law, and it requires its own licence. Retail licences are for selling to the public, not the trade An off-consumption licence (the standard bottle store licence) authorises you to sell liquor to members

A liquor licence in South Africa isn’t a portable asset that automatically follows your business to a new address. It’s granted for specific premises, described down to the floor plan. Moving, even a short distance, or to another shop in the same shopping centre, puts that licence at risk if it isn’t handled correctly. The licence belongs to the premises, not just the business When a liquor board grants a licence, it isn’t only approving a licensee. It’s approving that licensee to