We care about men. Here’s why you should too
It should not be controversial to say we must care about boys and men. But in today’s culture wars, this statement risks being read as an endorsement of the argument that men are the victims of progress and gender equity policies — and feminism has gone too far. It is not. Caring about boys and […]
News24 Article: ‘I don’t trust any of you’. Joburg’s youth aren’t buying the politics
A hush fell over the conference centre as a teenager rebuked a panel of politicians and civil society leaders who had gathered to debate how to put young people at the centre of urban renewal in Johannesburg. Hope Ramalobela, 18, a student leader from Kensington Secondary School in Johannesburg East, stood up on Monday night […]
Daily Maverick Article: Metro Lives panel explores why Johannesburg’s renewal will fail without its young people
If Johannesburg is to rebuild itself, its young people cannot remain on the sidelines. The city’s renewal depends on treating them not as beneficiaries, but as co-authors of its future, said Matshidiso Lencoasa, a budget analyst at SECTION27. “Johannesburg has these problems, but we also have ideas, we also have solutions. We just need to […]
eNCA Interview: Calls to protect South Africa’s health and wealth
The National Treasury wants to increase alcohol excise taxes and introduce a minimum unit price. But the proposal has drawn criticism from the alcohol industry. DG Murray Trust CEO David Harrison spoke to eNCA. He argued that South Africa cannot continue to frame economic growth and public health as opposing goals, noting that heavy drinking […]
Cape Talk Interview: The case for higher alcohol taxes
David Harrison, DGMT CEO, spoke to Cape Talk about National Treasury’s proposed alcohol tax increases and whether stronger liquor regulation can deliver better outcomes for both public health and the economy. Building on his Daily Maverick op-ed, he made the case that heavy drinking is a drag on the economy rather than an engine of […]
Channel Africa Interview: Counting the real cost of a drink
National Treasury’s plan to increase alcohol excise taxes and bring in a minimum unit price has run into predictable resistance from the alcohol industry. Speaking to Channel Africa, DGMT CEO David Harrison pushed back on the framing itself, arguing that South Africa cannot keep treating economic growth and public health as opposing goals when heavy […]
SAFM Interview: Heavy drinking costs South Africa more than the alcohol industry gives back
The National Treasury wants to increase alcohol excise taxes and introduce a minimum unit price. But the proposal has drawn criticism from the alcohol industry. DG Murray Trust CEO David Harrison spoke to SAFM. He argued that South Africa cannot continue to frame economic growth and public health as opposing goals, noting that heavy drinking […]
Daily Maverick Article: A sober appraisal — why raising alcohol taxes protects SA’s health and wealth
The National Treasury has proposed increasing excise taxes and introducing a minimum unit price for alcohol. In response, industry bodies have released a flurry of articles through business media, arguing that such changes will encourage illicit trade, reduce tax revenues and worsen unemployment – and corporate leaders are bound to be targeted even more over […]
DGMT supports the National Strategy to Accelerate Action for Children
DGMT’s strategy for helping South Africa escape the inequality trap is built around the same priorities set out in the National Strategy to Accelerate Action for Children (NSAAC) and we are working to weave them into everything we do. Escaping the inequality trap involves changing a child’s life trajectory. A child who is nurtured, eats […]
MEDIA STATEMENT: The role of municipalities in the mission to end stunting — how service delivery and regulations affect child health
South Africa is officially on a mission to end stunting by 2030, but progress will depend on decisive action across every sphere of government. With Local Government Elections set to take place this year, leaders should be positioning their municipalities as places where children can grow and thrive. Stunting means that children are abnormally short-for-age […]