Mbombela – The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA) welcomes the decision by South African Breweries (SAB) to move its planned Castle Lager ‘BokTown’ fan park event from Nelspruit Laerskool to Riverside Mall in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. This is a vital win for public health advocates, concerned parents, and all South Africans committed to shielding children …

#BehindCloseDoors: How Big Alcohol Has Stalled Liquor Legislation at NEDLAC 13 May 2025 Join us for a virtual national dialogue to unpack findings from a joint study by the Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance—South Africa (SAAPA-SA), SAMRC/WITS, and the University of Stirling (UK). The research exposes how alcohol industry lobbying has delayed the Draft Liquor …

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 …

The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance in SA (SAAPA SA) has noted the moves by government to revoke the liquor licence of the Enyobeni Tavern in East London and its decision to criminally charge the owners for selling alcohol to minors. However, we believe this is too little, too late. This cannot be the only …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Alcohol Action Plan 2022-2030 will be the new roadmap to guide global action to reduce alcohol-related harm.  African governments will, like others, use this WHO member state sanctioned plan when passing legislation and implementing programmes to reduce alcohol harm. We call on African Ministers of Health and WHO Executive Board …

The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA) and The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) with the support of the Ford Foundation published an evidence-based review on alcohol availability and the associated effect it has on Gender Based Violence (GBV)on 2 December 2021. The report was released during  the worldwide 16 Days of Activism campaign  which began …

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The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance in SA (SAAPA SA) is calling on the government to restricts liquor sales and the advertising thereof. This is according to a statement that the alliance issued on Monday. “SAAPA SA urges government to respond to the threatening third wave of the pandemic by strengthening the current restrictions on …