“Government and officials need to show the political will to address the structural drivers of GBV. The disproportionately high numbers of alcohol outlets and trading hours outside the 'national norms and standards' recommendations of 2016 are central to alcohol availability in communities, making it easy to access and abuse alcohol. Government urgently needs to engage in a process to harmonise legislation at a local, provincial, and national level and ensure that all communities enjoy the same rights to safety,” said Aadielah Maker Diedericks who co-authored the report and is the Regional Coordinator for the Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance.
Maker added that the lack of implementation of legislation and regulation keeps GBV prevalence high. South Africa currently has the most progressive laws around gender equality, and laws related to GBV and IPV specifically. It also aligns with global policy and regulation on alcohol use. Yet, South Africa continues to record heavy alcohol consumption and high rates of GBV. saapa.africa/download/saapa-alcohol-availability-and-gbv- evidence-review/? wpdmdl=34062&refresh=61adedf8cddf21638788600 saapa.africa/download/alcohol-availability-a-structural- driver-of-gender-based-violence-summary/? wpdmdl=34064&refresh=61adee8f267121638788751
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“We need to act urgently to address these two public health challenges by developing structural interventions, effecting policy and systemic
change in tandem with a suite of other interventions that have been shown to address harmful alcohol use”, Ramsoomar-Hariparsaad.
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