Should taverns in the Northern Cape be selling alcohol until 2 a.m. every night of the week? Through its Rethink Your Drink campaign, DGMT is challenging a provincial law that lets taverns sell alcohol until 2 a.m., nightclubs until 6 a.m. and bottle stores on Sundays. The law was passed without giving communities a meaningful say.
In April, the Northern Cape High Court declared the law unconstitutional, and on 10 November the Constitutional Court heard arguments on whether to confirm that ruling. Rethink Your Drink campaign manager Kashifa Ancer explains why longer trading hours could fuel alcohol-related violence, injuries and harm to children, and severely damage communities that already carry the heaviest burden.
