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South African COVID-19 national lockdown.

Diplomats accused of smuggling alcohol into South Africa without paying duty, and reselling it at local bars and restaurants, have been given 72 hours to leave.

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African Diplomats Kicked Out Of South Africa For Selling Booze Illegally

So far, Lesotho and Malawi diplomats were expelled after South African officials discovered that they had been involved in illicit alcohol trading.