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EPISODE · Aug 14, 2026 · 14 MIN

South Africans are broke but the alcohol consumption has increased

from The Talking Point · host SAfm

Cathy Mohlahlana speaks Professor Corne van Walbeek: Professor at the School of Economics and the Director of Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products at the University of CapeTown, on the rise in alcohol consumption amongst South Africans despite incomes decreasing.       

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