South Africa – let’s talk about our drinking habits and behaviours

27 August 2021 - 09:44
By Ingrid Louw

We are at a tipping point in our country. Ten years ago, we were the 19th biggest drinking nation in the world according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Today, South Africans are the sixth-highest consumers of alcohol globally. This is not a statistic that we should be proud and more importantly, if we don’t make the right choices now, what future are we creating for the generations to come?

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