Cabinet approves bill banning alcohol advertising

[James]

Cabinet has approved that a draft bill banning alcohol advertising should be gazetted for public comment, Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini said on Friday.

"The intention of the bill is to reduce the exposure to the advertising and promotion of alcohol," she said in a statement on Friday.

"The harmful use of alcohol has significant negative impacts on individuals, families, communities, the economy and the country as a whole."
...read more here: Cabinet approves bill banning alcohol advertising

 

[McT]

Enforcement and education, you uneducated swines! Not banning! Blithering idiots!!!

 

[Fivel]

Enforcement and education, you uneducated swines! Not banning! Blithering idiots!!!

No one doubts the impact of alcohol abuse, but the causes need to be understood. I would think that advertising is way done on the causal ranking.

 

[korn1]

"The harmful use of alcohol has significant negative impacts on individuals, families, communities, the economy and the country as a whole."

Yes and by banning alcohol advertising you have solved the problem

 

[MetalSoup]

Yes and by banning alcohol advertising you have solved the problem

I agree, it's not nearly enough. In my opinion, they should ban the sale of alcohol completely

 

[korn1]

I agree, it's not nearly enough. In my opinion, they should ban the sale of alcohol completely

Ban him !

lol when I see a hobo drinking in the morning I am like well I guess I would be doing the same if I him.

 

[McT]

I agree, it's not nearly enough. In my opinion, they should ban the sale of alcohol completely

You a teetotaller? Or just stirring up a hornets nest?

 

[z1oc]

how will I know what to buy now

lol and Castle light just came up with few adverts

 

[korn1]

how will I know what to buy now

lol and Castle light just came up with few adverts

I always want Jameson whiskey when watching cricket

 

[MetalSoup]

You a teetotaller? Or just stirring up a hornets nest?

That's right!

 

[Glordit]

Banning cigarette advertising worked out well didn't it? (thats sarcasm).

 

[MetalSoup]

Banning cigarette advertising worked out well didn't it? (thats sarcasm).

Yeah they should ban cigarettes too.

 

[HavocXphere]

And the point of this is what exactly?

 

[Glordit]

Yeah they should ban cigarettes too.

They banned the advertising of them on all types of media, yet people still smoke. Advertising only does so much for certain products and people, other than that they know they can go to almost any store and buy a box of cigarettes - and thats without seeing any form of advertisement.

And the point of this is what exactly?

Regardless if they can or can not advertise any form of alcohol. Alcohol abuse, "social" drinking, underaged drinking, drunk and driving, and all the other nasties shall still occur just as they do now, and will continue as per the norm.