When Profit Blocks public interest Policy — How the Liquor Industry Ostensibly Captured NEDLAC
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 …