
31 Jul 2020 Alcohol ban: South Africa needs to act smarter
Alcohol ban: South Africa needs to act smarter
In a News24 article Alan Winde, premier of the Western Cape, draws on provincial research that illustrates the heavy burden of alcohol-related trauma on hospitals, but argues that a long-term ban on alcohol is a blunt instrument that will not solve South Africa’s alcohol problem. The alcohol ban announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 12 July 2020 understandably