Severe restrictions on alcohol advertising will be tabled before the cabinet within two months, Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini confirmed on Tuesday.
Dlamini’s special adviser, Zane Dangor, said the restrictions would not necessarily take the form of an outright ban, but would focus on location, time and space.
“The restrictions would be quite significant… It could mean a complete ban on alcohol advertising on television, but you could have space (elsewhere),” he said.
Alcohol product sponsorships would be banned, he added, as the government was concerned about the “inaccurate link of sporting prowess and alcohol use”.
Earlier this year, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi seemed to throw down the gauntlet to the alcohol industry, saying an advertising ban similar to the one on tobacco products was in the pipeline. > > > > Read More
