With the country marking Social Development Month, Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe is urging all South Africans not to consume or sell alcohol to children during the month of October.
The call came as Tolashe and KwaZulu-Natals MEC for Social Development, Cynthia Mbali Shinga, commemorated World No Alcohol Day on Wednesday, October 2.
This commemoration took place in Sweetwaters, uMgungundlovu District, Umsunduzi Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal. The two leaders utilised the day to emphasise the negative consequences of alcohol consumption for individuals, families, and communities.
The department stated that alcohol is the most commonly abused legal drug in South Africa.
South Africa also has one of the worlds highest rates of alcohol consumption , with per capita consumption increasing over the last decade.
