WORCESTER, South Africa, Aug 7 (Reuters) - On a bitterly cold Saturday afternoon in Worcester, a forlorn rural community near South Africa's southern tip, the queue at the liquor store is the longest ...

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Aadielah Maker Diedericks, a dedicated public health leader from District Six, is transforming alcohol policies across Southern Africa to safeguard communities and promote healthier choices.

Nomcebo Dlamini, campaign director of Saapa SA, is leading the charge to challenge South Africa's deeply ingrained drinking culture. She highlights the devastating impact of alcohol on families and ...

Men chat as they drink beer at a sheeben (bar) in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg August 8, 2012. After years of turning a blind eye to alcohol abuse, politicians from South Africa to Kenya and ...

While 63% of the adult population in Burkina Faso abstains from alcohol consumption in any given year, those Burkinabé who consume alcohol engage in heavy alcohol use and often also in heavy episodic ...

The harmful use of alcohol causes approximately 3 million deaths every year. Alcohol consumption is linked to over 200 diseases and other health conditions. These include liver diseases, heart ...

At the dawn of Kenya’s colonial era in 1902, consumption of home-made alcohol was deeply embedded in society. For instance, among the Mijikenda of coastal Kenya, palm wine was integral (p.290) to ...

WORCESTER, South Africa (Reuters) - On a bitterly cold Saturday afternoon in Worcester, a forlorn rural community near South Africa's southern tip, the queue at the liquor store is the longest in town ...