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Fam. This story is sizzling in Mzansi.
Happens that people party and drink to the tune of R400 million a day. Worse, during the year-end holidays that figure jumped to R1 billion. This has prompted organisations like Rethink Your Drink to start crying foul over this behaviour, saying people are wasting money instead of saving it.
Kashifa Ancer of the organisation said that alcohol marketing has become too much, and that bulk-buy specials are tempting people to buy more. It is as if the system is set up to make sure people drink nonstop.
But in reality, the government is paying a huge price for the ill effects of alcohol. It is said that 10–12% of the SA economy goes to paying for hospitals, road accidents, crime and health issues caused by alcohol. It is as if money is being diverted instead of developing the country.
In fact, this is a big alarm. Rethink Your Drink recommends that the government review the price of alcohol and introduce stricter laws on distribution. For the neighborhood, this is a lesson: partying is cool, but we must be disciplined about our alcohol consumption and our money.
Your thoughts please.
Happens that people party and drink to the tune of R400 million a day. Worse, during the year-end holidays that figure jumped to R1 billion. This has prompted organisations like Rethink Your Drink to start crying foul over this behaviour, saying people are wasting money instead of saving it.
Kashifa Ancer of the organisation said that alcohol marketing has become too much, and that bulk-buy specials are tempting people to buy more. It is as if the system is set up to make sure people drink nonstop.
But in reality, the government is paying a huge price for the ill effects of alcohol. It is said that 10–12% of the SA economy goes to paying for hospitals, road accidents, crime and health issues caused by alcohol. It is as if money is being diverted instead of developing the country.
In fact, this is a big alarm. Rethink Your Drink recommends that the government review the price of alcohol and introduce stricter laws on distribution. For the neighborhood, this is a lesson: partying is cool, but we must be disciplined about our alcohol consumption and our money.
Your thoughts please.