WEST AFRICA has long been a source of booze. In Yoruba mythology Obatala, a deity sent to create humans, stumbled on palm wine and fell into a drunken slumber before completing the task.

The legal alcohol industry contributed more than R226-billion (3.6%) to South Africa’s gross domestic product in 2022, with consumers paying almost R97-billion in excise taxes that year, says a ...

Deputy Transport Minister Mkhuleko has proposed an RAF charge on alcohol prices, but stakeholders warn against a hasty ...