SA drunks rev up calls to tighten booze laws

31 August 2020 - 07:00
By jeff wicks AND Jeff Wicks
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.
Image: 123RF/Maksim Marchanka 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.

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.​