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Alcohol Industry Involvement Delayed the 2016 Draft Liquor Amendment Bill: New Research Exposes Tactics

Cape Town, 4 April 2025 – A newly published study co-authored by the South African Alcohol Policy Alliance in South Africa (SAAPA-SA), the University of Stirling (UK), and the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)/WITS has uncovered significant alcohol industry interference in the delayed promulgation of the Draft Liquor Amendment Bill of 2016. The findings, …

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Scrapping of alcohol clause in the Basic Education Legislation Amendment Bill is a win for the health and development of South African children

The BELA Bill was first drafted in 2017 but was released for public comment in 2022. The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance upon its release criticised and called for the removal of clause 8 of the Bill. This stated that liquor could be sold at school functions and school premises for fund raising purposes. We are …

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Government should not be helping the liquor industry to sell more alcohol to the detriment of South Africans

South Africa’s alcohol harm challenges are many. The harmful use of alcohol causes a high burden of disease and has significant social and economic consequences. Harmful use of alcohol can also result in harm to other people, such as family members, friends, co-workers and strangers. It is a causal factor in more than 200 diseases, injuries …

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Underage drinking identified as a problem, but more details needed on what the ANC led government plans to do about it

While President Cyril Ramaphosa noted that young people are abusing alcohol in South Africa while delivering the January 8 Statement in Bloemfontein yesterday, the Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance in SA (SAAPA SA) is eagerly waiting for government to reveal what exactly they plan to do about reducing alcohol harm in South Africa in 2023. SAAPA SA and …

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