MEDIA STATEMENT: Northern Cape liquor trading hours case moves to Constitutional Court
After a partial win in the Northern Cape High Court, the DG Murray Trust (DGMT) has turned to the highest court in the land for the final say in a case about extended liquor trading hours in that province. DGMT has filed papers in the Constitutional Court just weeks after the Northern Cape High Court […]
MEDIA STATEMENT: Northern Cape High Court hands down judgment declaring longer liquor trading hours unconstitutional
The Northern Cape High Court has ruled in favour of DGMT in a case about the constitutional responsibility of provinces to protect public health and safety by limiting when alcohol can be sold. DGMT’s landmark case challenges parts of the Northern Cape Gambling and Liquor Act of 2024, a law that extended liquor trading hours […]
10 years in limbo: How South Africa’s stalled liquor bill costs lives daily
In September 2016, then Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies gazetted the Draft Liquor Amendment Bill for public comment. Ten years on, it has not progressed through the lawmaking process. You could say it’s in legislative limbo. The costs of inaction are counted in tens of thousands of preventable road accidents, violence and alcohol-related […]
MEDIA STATEMENT: The president wants to end stunting — here’s what we need to fund to make it happen
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s powerful commitment to eradicate stunting by 2030 sets a clear national goal that must anchor National Treasury’s budget priorities over the next three years. The president’s announcement during his State of the Nation Address on Thursday, 12 February, follows Cabinet’s approval of the National Strategy to Accelerate Action for Children (NSAAC) which […]
Daily Maverick Article: Ramaphosa doubles down on ending child stunting by 2030
In his State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Thursday, 12 February, President Cyril Ramaphosa committed to embarking on a mission to end child stunting by 2030, which has been heralded as a “big win” by civil society partners in the children’s sector. This also aligns with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 2 which […]
PowerFM Interview: You can’t drink your way into manhood
Kwanda Ndoda, one of the co-authors of the recent Sowetan op-ed You won’t find manhood at the bottom of a bottle, joined PowerFM to discuss how alcohol companies are increasingly using Xhosa initiation ceremonies as marketing spaces for hard liquor — a trend he argues undermines the core values of uLwaluko and heightens risks for […]
Op-ed: You won’t find manhood at the bottom of a bottle
Every June and December, Xhosa boys who have come of age leave their homes for initiation school. This is a rite of passage to manhood in Xhosa culture. It’s meant to teach self-control, discipline, humility, accountability and respect — principles embedded in culture. But an insidious trend is threatening these teachings — alcohol companies are […]
Hands-on Learning Issue 32
Through the Hands-on Learning publication, we hope to play a helpful role in synthesising information from innovators and implementers in civil society, supporting them to share what they have learnt so that others can draw from and build on their experiences. Litigate, Advocate, Educate: Why going to court can help to fight alcohol harms South […]
Learning Brief – Litigate, Advocate, Educate: Why going to court can help to fight alcohol harms
South Africa is a nation of heavy drinkers. In fact, data shows that the country’s drinkers consumed, on average, about 27 litres of pure alcohol each in 2019. That works out to roughly five glasses of wine, five cans of beer or five shots of spirits every day. Rethink Your Drink, DGMT’s project for reducing […]
MEDIA STATEMENT: Court hears that provinces have a constitutional duty to protect public health and safety
The Northern Cape High Court has reserved judgment in a case about the constitutional responsibility of provinces to protect public health and safety by reducing liquor trading hours. The DG Murray Trust (DGMT) has asked the court to declare provisions of the Northern Cape Gambling and Liquor Act of 2024 invalid and wants a fair […]