Policy options to reduce binge drinking
Relatively few South Africans drink alcohol compared to people in other countries. Yet, those South Africans who do drink tend to drink far more and heavier than their global counterparts. Men are far heavier drinkers, and these patterns of drinking are set in late adolescence and early adulthood, while the brain is still particularly susceptible […]
Step up to make the vaccination programme happen
Doomsayers thrive in times of uncertainty, playing on our primal fears of what may be lurking just around the corner. They caricature the efforts of those working on the jigsaw puzzles of the future, pretending that the pieces are all there if you just look hard enough. They resort to ad hominem insults and pounce […]
