What happened during the 2020/2021 lockdowns and alcohol bans?

40 000 deaths per year are caused by people under the influence of alcohol.28

alcohol excesses and societal harm in south africa

61% of femicides in the Western Cape are associated with alcohol.30 40% of men admit to raping a women while under the influence of alcohol.29

54% of homicides and violence cases are associated with alcohol and 56% of road deaths.31

18-26%

of children in some highrisk rural communities have foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.32