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 drinking drains far more from the country than the industry ever puts in.
Capricorn FM Interview: The Maternal Support Grant – Back mothers before birth
Capricorn FM’s Nghamula Chauke spoke to DGMT’s Rahima Essop about the Maternal Support Grant Advocacy Coalition’s call for Treasury to fund support for pregnant women
October 26, 2026
