Government’s plan to ban alcohol advertising, sponsorship and promotion is back in the news this week, with consultancy Econometrix reporting it will cost the economy almost 12 000 jobs and cut R7.4bn from South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP).
A Bill restricting alcohol advertising is likely to be presented to Cabinet next week, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi announced on Tuesday night.
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Our Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has raised the ire of many in South Africa on his proposals to place severe curbs on alcohol and an even harsher approach to smoking. Every argument, from the constitutional freedom to economic activity to the...
Any limitations or crackdown on liquor advertising will be undermined by the Internet and social media, says Yoav Tchelet, of dotJWT, the digital division of advertising agency JWT....
A new paper in the SA Medical Journal argues the public health case for a total ban on alcohol advertising in this country. Evidence from burden of disease and economic costing studies amply...
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has reiterated his intention to wage a war against alcohol advertising. Motsoaledi addressed health officials at a World Health Organisation (WHO) violence prevention meeting in Cape Town on Tuesday (Sept 6).
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After much debate, Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has signed off a bill that turns an apparently self-evident truth into law – that beer is an alcoholic drink. The new bill will bring regulations for the drink in Russia into line with those for spirits, banning...
The government has set up a high-powered task team of top officials to investigate ways of regulating the alcohol producing industry, and pressure is mounting from some departments for a ban on all alcohol advertising, with others seeking limitations on sponsorship,...
Government is mulling tougher alcohol laws including raising the minimum drinking age from 18 to 21 years, says Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini....