SA AD BAN
October 1st, 2001
BY RICHARD HURST, in JohannesburgTHE SOUTH African drinks industry has attacked a government announcement that it intends to curb alcohol advertising on television and also order that health-warning labels be added to containers in all the country's 11 official languages.Pretoria's Central Drug Authority has proposed that alcohol advertising on television be banned from between the hours of 06h00 and 22h00 to protect younger viewers, whilst ordering that adverts highlighting the dangers of alcohol abuse must be aired. At the same time, the CDA has proposed that ...
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