When Aadielah Maker Diedericks talks about what shaped her life’s work, she does not begin with university or her career. Instead, she goes back to her childhood, where inequality was not an abstract concept but something her family experienced every day. Born in District Six before her family was forcibly removed to Mitchell’s Plain, Diedericks grew up …

By Modiegi Mashamaite – Times Live Reporter The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA) has called out the near-decade-long delay in passing the Liquor Amendment Bill of 2016, expressing its concern that inaction is enabling underage drinking and other alcohol-related harms. The bill proposes raising the legal drinking age to 21, restricting advertising and limiting …

By Aadielah Maker Diedericks, Makhosazana Ndlovu, Julian Jacobs In a country grappling with one of the highest alcohol consumption rates per drinker in the world, South Africa cannot afford regulatory silence. Yet, nearly a decade after it was introduced, the Liquor Amendment Bill of 2016—designed to tackle alcohol-related harm—remains in legislative limbo. The reason, as …