Tobacco and alcohol ban must be lifted yesterday
3 August 2020
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes and agrees with comments by SA Medical Research Council (SAMRC) President, Dr Glenda Gray and Professor Charles Parry, Director of Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs Research Unit at the SAMRC , that South Africa should be more "nimble" in its approach to the banning of alcohol.
In a polite way, Dr Gray is saying that there is no longer any use for the ban and that we must "look at livelihoods" as she put it.
Dr Gray has further stated that there has not been the excessive pressure on hospitals which is what we told the second ban was needed to avoid.