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Low birth rates BLAMED on women drinking

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News

WATCH | SUGGESTIONS legal drinking age ‘COULD RISE TO 21’ [Video]

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WATCH | Will SA now INCREASE its legal drinking age! [Video]

Low birth rates blamed on young women drinking
Health and Fitness

Low birth rates BLAMED on women drinking

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WATCH | SUGGESTIONS legal drinking age ‘COULD RISE TO 21’ [Video]

Watch SA now increase its legal drinking age video
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WATCH | Will SA now INCREASE its legal drinking age! [Video]

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Gauteng

45 children, 3 adults crammed into 10-seater vehicle in Gauteng

By Nthabiseng Madumo17-05-2022 14:54

The 10-seater vehicle transporting children at an informal settlement near Reiger Park, was also found to be unroadworthy.

eThekwini municipality employee
News

EThekwini employee caught drinking with ‘friends’ in municipal vehicle

By Nokwanda Ncwane22-03-2022 13:32

A Durban Solid Waste employee was caught drinking with friends and loaded an eThekwini municipal vehicle with alcohol in Amanzimtoti.

SA Police Service drunk driving
News

Gauteng cop kills cyclist while driving police van while drunk

By Weekend News Producer06-02-2022 16:00

A drunk Gauteng cop driving a SAPS police van, has killed an innocent cyclist. IPID has revealed all the shocking details.

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Celeb News

Tweeps allege Zahara was singing under the influence of alcohol [watch]

By Rae Seleme06-12-2021 11:07

A video of Zahara looking under the weather while performing on stage has tweeps convinced that she may be drinking again.

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Drinks

The world’s ‘strongest beer’ is bottled at 67.5% ABV and is not for the faint-hearted

By Erene Roux31-08-2021 17:58

It is said that the world’s ‘strongest beer’ should only be enjoyed in ‘small doses’, with a recommended measure of 35ml.

Drink
Parenting and Kids

No, it’s not okay for underage teens to drink supervised at home

By Cover Media16-08-2021 18:56

Almost a fifth of surveyed teens within two years of the legal drinking age were allowed to take alcohol to social events or parties.

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Offbeat

Savanna Challenge: SA drinkers warned about ‘irresponsible’ new craze

By Tom Head06-01-2021 15:15

The party may have stopped because of the alcohol ban, but the controversial ‘Savanna Challenge’ continues to spread across social media.

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Health and Fitness

When your head feels like lead: Natural help for a hellish hangover

By Dr Hanli Rautenbach26-12-2020 10:00

Nature’s Pharmacy: Qualified homeopath Hanli Rautenbach gives advice on how to help your body recover from overindulgence.

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News

Gauteng: Trucker arrested for being *12 times* over the drink-drive limit

By Tom Head23-12-2020 11:14

Selfish. Irresponsible. Reckless. You name it… Gauteng Traffic officials have poured scorn on a local trucker who smashed the drink-drive limit.

Malawi diplomats expelled in SA for selling tax free alcohol
Africa News

Brave to the grave: Malawi bar owner dead after gulping 10 bottles of gin in one go

By Riyaz Patel19-12-2020 17:30

The deal was that if the pub owner was successful, the customers watching would would foot the resultant bill.

Alcohol legal drinking age
News

Why the legal drinking age in SA could soon be raised to 21

By Tom Head31-08-2020 11:27

A few of our youngsters might have to alter their plans for the jol in the months ahead – SA’s legal drinking age could soon be reviewed.

Alcohol ban
News

‘We won’t survive another alcohol ban’: Responsible drinking urged by DA

By Dan Meyer24-08-2020 12:47

Alcohol can once again be sold in pubs and restaurants, but drinkers need to be responsible to avoid a reinstatement of the ban, the DA said.

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News

Watch: Eight dead as harrowing footage captures Jozini ‘drink-drive’ crash

By Tom Head11-06-2020 10:08

Authorities in Jozini, KZN are counting the human cost of a drink-drive crash reported on Wednesday. The CCTV footage has been made public.

Alcohol drink-drive limit
News

Not even a drop: SA’s new legal drink-drive limit will soon be 0%

By Tom Head01-06-2020 15:24

Forget having a quick one and driving home. A new law which reduces the drink-drive limit to its lowest possible number is set for presidential approval.

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Offbeat

Why Stellenbosch University has banned alcohol in student residences

By Tom Head29-01-2020 09:03

It’s official: Stellenbosch University has entered the prohibition era in its residence halls. Here’s what has sparked the decision to ban alcohol.

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News

Nkola Motata: Judge fined R1.1 million in drunk-driving, racism case

By Tom Head11-10-2019 08:00

Judge Nkola Motata has been waiting since 2007 for the outcome of this case. He’ll be wishing the day never came, as he was slapped with a huge fine.

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Lifestyle

Drink driving limit in South Africa: How much alcohol can you consume?

By Tom Head20-09-2019 11:08

We all love a tipple, but the drink driving limit is in place to keep everyone safe. Here’s how much alcohol you can legally drink before driving.

E. coli in the drinking water Tshwane
News

OUTA demands action after finding E. coli in Hammanskraal drinking water

By Nick Krige07-08-2019 15:34

OUTA has implored the City of Tshwane to do something about the qualify of drinking water in Hammanskraal after E. coli was detected.

Zimbabwe beer prices
News

The crisis deepens: People in Zimbabwe can no longer afford their beer

By Tom Head26-07-2019 15:00

Perhaps the cruelest of all factors in this Zimbabwe crisis is that their citizens can’t even afford a pint to forget their troubles. Here’s what beer costs north of the border.

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Namibia News

Cape Town vs Joburg vs Durban: How the cost of drinking has risen since 2014

By Tom Head04-07-2019 13:57

Socialising doesn’t come cheap, we’re afraid, as South Africans have come to learn over the past five years. Here’s how things have changed in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.

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Lifestyle

Western Cape may “increase alcohol prices”: Here’s what you could soon be paying

By Tom Head27-05-2019 14:50

A government-backed study at UCT has concluded that higher alcohol prices curb dangerous drinking. But how would an increase work in the Western Cape?

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Video

Watch: Drunk South African voter falls through ballot box [video]

By Tom Head13-05-2019 10:19

The public holiday on Wednesday wasn’t just a chance to vote, but a good excuse to have a tipple in midweek. However, this voter got a little too drunk.

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Video

Drunk on hot cross buns? Cops discover huge flaw in breathalyser test [video]

By Tom Head17-04-2019 09:36

These officers were in for a shock when they gave themselves a breathalyser test: But there’s a reason their hot cross buns pushed them to the limit.

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Lifestyle

Brain damage caused by alcohol abuse found to continue after abstinence

By James Richardson16-04-2019 18:53

The prevailing belief had been that damage to the brain ceased almost immediately after abusers begin abstinence.

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Lifestyle

Cape Town vs Johannesburg vs Durban: The cost of getting drunk in each city

By Tom Head02-04-2019 10:43

There’s no doubt that either Cape Town, Johannesburg or Durban can manage the job and have you feeling merry. But who does the cheapest beer and wine?

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