JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's police minister has warned the restaurants not to hide alcohol in teapots to try and get around a fresh ban on the sale of liquor. The President Cyril Ramaphosa said the “reckless behaviour” caused by drinking, increased the risk of spreading Covid-19 pandemic as he announced the ban. A new, faster-spreading variant of the novel coronavirus was detected in South Africa about two weeks ago. He said it had become “well-established” in the country.