The invisible, the vulnerable, the forgotten in our society have been given a voice through the current debates on whether maintaining the current ban, which prohibits the selling of alcohol and tobacco during the COVID-19 lockdown, should be enforced. The current ban is being challenged by the Gauteng Liquor Forum who represent 20 000 township shebeens and taverns. Regardless of your personal standpoint on the argument, it has been valuable in having these counter arguments come to the forefront as invested stakeholders such as health professionals, politicians, government departments, academics, alcohol and tobacco companies are drawing attention (even as a by-product) to the addiction and mental health crisis in SA.
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