Op-ed: Liquor industry should stop feigning concern for public health and safety
The article by the CEO of the Beer Association of South Africa, Charlene Louw is a veiled admission that the business model of the liquor industry — producers and retailers — relies heavily on plying poor consumers with cheap alcohol. The consequence is an alcohol-related death rate in poorer communities that is 4½ times higher […]
Op-ed: Take the liquor industry’s claims on pricing with a fistful of salt
Late last year, National Treasury proposed the introduction of minimum unit pricing to reduce heavy drinking. There has since been a steady infusion of articles by the liquor industry claiming a sharp increase in the production and sale of illicit alcohol over the past decade, and suggesting an even more chilling effect on tax revenues if minimum […]