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SA drunks rev up calls to tighten booze laws

31 August 2020 - 07:00 By jeff wicks
Jeff Wicks Senior reporter
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A study by Wits and KwaZulu-Natal universities shows there was a 60% to 70% dip in trauma admissions when liquor was banned at the start of the hard lockdown.
A study by Wits and KwaZulu-Natal universities shows there was a 60% to 70% dip in trauma admissions when liquor was banned at the start of the hard lockdown.
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Alcohol’s deadly hand in crashes and violent attacks has led to renewed calls for stringent liquor laws to save lives.

But a piece of legislation which policy experts said could turn the tide has been stalled for four years.​

 

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