SAAPA SA

Working for an alcohol-safer South Africa

[SAAPA SA @saapa_sa]

It's time we did something about this - SAAPA SA is calling on as many individuals and organisations to please sign and share: https://t.co/drIigHLWp7
#PassLiquorBillsNow #AlcoholSaferSA #JusticeForEnyobeni21

[SAAPA SA @saapa_sa]

@CityofJoburgZA and other cities and towns in SA, take note. You can actively contribute to a reduction in alcohol-related harm. #AlcoholSaferSA #PassLiquorBillsNow

[David H. Jernigan @dhjalcohol]

Great new video from CityHealth on alcohol outlet density and neighborhood safety: Safer Alcohol Sales https://t.co/tAakbzi1lu via @YouTube #alcoholpolicy #HealthForAll

[SAAPA SA @saapa_sa]

@Saapa7 @PresidencyZA S Korean government launches immediate probe into Halloween festivity deaths this past weekend. Why did SA government not do the same when 21 kids died in a tavern in June? Why is the cause of death still not public? Do SA lives matter less than S Korean?

[Charles Parry @profparry]

"A case can be made that proposed restrictions on advertising [in Liquor Amendment Bill] which do go some way to removing alcohol advertising from children/young people, will have a longer-term influence on perceptions of alcohol by children/young people, & youth drinking levels"

[Charles Parry @profparry]

Genesis Analytics & Business Unity SA latest report on the Liquor Amendment Bill (2016) highlights that the tangible economic costs of alcohol amounts to 0.4% to 1.4% of 2020 GDP (or 68% to 296% of the tax revenue from excise duties on alcohol)

[Charles Parry @profparry]

Genesis Analytics/Business Unity SA report on 2016 Liquor Amendment Bill emphases gaps in evidence base for bans on above line alcohol advertising due to alcohol industry re-allocating budgets to digital marketing, suggesting more comprehensive controls on marketing are needed

[Charles Parry @profparry]

Genesis Analytics/Business Unity SA report on 2016 Liquor Amendment Bill concludes that "in the longer term the social and health benefits created by removing above-the-line {alcohol] advertising from thw view of children and young people firmly outweigh any economic costs"

[SAAPA SA @saapa_sa]

@Abramjee @SAPoliceService @Saapa7 @SAPoliceService Police officers under the influence while on duty is not new - it's an ongoing problem. How do SAPS enforce liquor laws when some of them are part of the problem? When some go to problem liquor outlets not to uphold the law but to drink and get paid off?

[SAAPA SA @saapa_sa]

@Saapa7 @SABreweries @carteblanchetv Seriously? Was this really such a good idea, Derek Watts? How's Carte Blanche ever going to do a balanced piece on alcohol and the alcohol industry going forward? #PassLiquorBillsNow #AlcoholSaferSA #NoToAlcoholInSchools

[SAAPA SA @saapa_sa]

@KHNiaz_ @profparry Please sign and circulate our petition https://t.co/BlzImez0Ur

[SAAPA SA @saapa_sa]

@DrSueGoldstein @profparry Western Cape has its own legislation, passed in Nov 2018, which allows for this. For other provinces, there's no legislation currently that expressly forbids it, except for inadequate proximity laws in some. So even if the BELA Bill isn't yet law, they can still apply.

[SAAPA SA @saapa_sa]

@saapa7 This is already a dangerous reality in South Africa, with many outlets staying open until 4am, if not throughout the night, despite policy recommendations. Put health and safety before profit. #AlcoholSaferSA #PassLiquorBillsNow

[Alcohol Justice @AlcoholJustice]

STOP the 4am Bar Bill. Public health & safety are at risk! 11,000 already die every year from alcohol in CA. Think of that "ripple effect". We need your support, vote NO! #STOP4amBarBill @ChrisHoldenNews @FrankBigelowCA @isaacgbryan @AsmLisaCalderon @AsmMeganDahle

[Alcohol Justice @AlcoholJustice]

STOP the 4am Bar Bill. Public health & safety are at risk! 11,000 already die every year from alcohol in CA. Think of that "ripple effect". We need your support, vote NO! #STOP4amBarBill @ChrisHoldenNews @FrankBigelowCA @isaacgbryan @AsmLisaCalderon @AsmMeganDahle

[#PassLiquorBillsNow @Saapa7]

We are currently in our workshop in Cape Town finalizing submissions as part of the public participation process related to the BELA Bill and empowering participants to generate more submissions when they go back to communities.
@EElawcentre @PHMglobal #noalcoholinschools

[SAAPA SA @saapa_sa]

@DBE_SA @ParliamentofRSA Alcohol may have 'a place in society' (Minister Angie Motshekga), but it has no place in our schools. Say NO! to the clauses in the BELA Bill that will allow alcohol on school premises. Say YES! to #AlcoholFreeSchools and an #AlcoholSafeSA

[#PassLiquorBillsNow @Saapa7]

Time is running to submit comments on the BELA Bill. SAAPA SA would like to encourage individuals and organisation's to object to the clauses of the Bill that will allow alcohol in schools for more info visit https://t.co/YwB9HCeNTJ

[SAAPA SA @saapa_sa]

@Saapa7 @equal_education @EElawcentre @TeddyBearClini If you agree alcohol has no place in schools, please sign our petition - https://t.co/jPHplUkza8

[SAAPA SA @saapa_sa]

@saapa7 @equal_education @EElawcentre @TeddyBearClini Let's work together to prevent future Enyobeni Tavern tragedies. Protect our children from exposure to alcohol. Say NO! to alcohol in our schools! #NoAlcoholInOurSchools #PassLiquorBillsNow #AlcoholSaferSA

[SAAPA SA @saapa_sa]

@Saapa7 @equal_education @EElawcentre @TeddyBearClini If you agree alcohol has no place in schools, please sign our petition - https://t.co/jPHplUkza8

[SAAPA SA @saapa_sa]

@saapa7 @equal_education @EElawcentre @TeddyBearClini The Enyobeni Tavern tragedy has made it clear to all that our children are over-exposed to alcohol. We don't need alcohol in schools to expose them even further. #NoAlcoholInOurSchools @PassLiquorBillsNow @AlcoholSaferSA