Cape Town, 11 March 2025 – The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance South Africa (SAAPA-SA), a network of over 100 partners advocating for Alcohol Safer South Africa, has commended the Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB) for implementing new regulatory measures under the Liquor Act, 2003. Having learned from the Enyobeni tragedy where 21 young lives …

The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA) applauds the firm stance taken by Judge Avinash Govindjee in delivering harsh sentences to two men convicted of murdering their partners in the Eastern Cape. SAAPA also strongly supports the judge’s call for the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, to implement mandatory health warnings on all alcohol …