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alcohol advertising is more regulated than people think, says Angela Russel, CEO of the Drinks Federation of South Africa (Image source: © 123rf )

Advertising

Alcohol advertising: Accountability not aspirational, but actionable

Angela Russel 21 Nov 2025

A screenshot of the advertisement on YouTube Shorts.

Advertising

Energy drink in hot water over 'drinking and driving' ad

Karabo Ledwaba 14 Nov 2025

#Orchids&Onions: SAB drives a hard message home, KFC does ESG right

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: SAB drives a hard message home, KFC does ESG right

Brendan Seery 10 Nov 2025

The winners of the South African Young Lions Competition have been announced

Cannes Lions

SA Cannes Young Lions 2025 Competition winners

22 Apr 2025

Image source: maksym yemelyanov –

Labour Law

Icala aliboli - DUIs and why you can still be fired over a 2-year-old lie

Amandla Makhongwana and Jerry Kaapu 18 Nov 2024

Q&A: Mokebe Thulo on Building a Better Tomorrow with Aware.org

ESG

Q&A: Mokebe Thulo on Building a Better Tomorrow with Aware.org

Issued by Aware.org 21 Oct 2024

The South African Breweries has launched a campaign to discourage consumers from drinking and driving which includes a photo of two deceased using parts from the carnage of car accidents (Image supplied)

ESG

SAB's 'Drive Sharp' campaign aims for safer roads and responsible drinking this festive season

18 Oct 2024

Drunk Drivers Stay For Free

Advertising

Drunk Drivers Stay For Free

Issued by Clockwork 6 Dec 2023

Gauteng youth to benefit from free learner's licence tests

Automotive

Gauteng youth to benefit from free learner's licence tests

24 Oct 2023

Police presence, breath tests key to cutting alcohol-related deaths this Easter weekend

Safety

Police presence, breath tests key to cutting alcohol-related deaths this Easter weekend

Rhys Evans 6 Apr 2023

Source © Old Mutual Anti-drinking and driving campaigns do not work says Rhys Evans, MD of ALCO-Safe

Marketing

Drink responsibly needs to be more than a marketing gimmick

Rhys Evans 16 Jan 2023

Advertising

Social media ads are about to change - how new rules on content marketing will affect what you see and share

Rafaello Rossi and Agnes Nairn 1 Sep 2022

Image supplied: Pouring drinks at the Stellenbosch Craft Beer Festival

Events

Stellenbosch Craft Beer Festival returns

24 Feb 2022

Drunk driving is not the only road safety risk we should be worried about this festive season

Safety

Drunk driving is not the only road safety risk we should be worried about this festive season

Rhys Evans 22 Dec 2021

Source: Supplied

ESG

Alcohol industry backs festive season road safety campaign

17 Dec 2021

R16.1m awarded to SA's most inspiring social innovators

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

R16.1m awarded to SA's most inspiring social innovators

3 Dec 2021

Food & bev. services

Salba names Pamela Nkuna as chairperson

4 Nov 2021

Transport dept launches Inland Waters Strategy

Logistics & Transport

Transport dept launches Inland Waters Strategy

25 Oct 2021

Entries open for 2021 the Responsible Drinking Media Awards

Media

Entries open for 2021 the Responsible Drinking Media Awards

15 Oct 2021

0% alcohol tolerance law: Will it reduce unsafe driving behaviour?

Safety

0% alcohol tolerance law: Will it reduce unsafe driving behaviour?

Rhys Evans 6 Aug 2021

The effects the new drunk driving law will have on car insurance

Automotive

The effects the new drunk driving law will have on car insurance

Wynand van Vuuren 8 Jun 2021

Arrive Alive, Joe Public United warns SA drinkers: Your #Tequilaface could be your last!

Advertising

Arrive Alive, Joe Public United warns SA drinkers: Your #Tequilaface could be your last!

Issued by Joe Public 21 Apr 2021

A sticky situation: Part 3: Automation, Covid-19 and the Utopia of unemployment

Marketing & Media

A sticky situation: Part 3: Automation, Covid-19 and the Utopia of unemployment

Edward Herridge 5 May 2021

Off-premise booze ban over Easter weekend

Regulatory

Off-premise booze ban over Easter weekend

31 Mar 2021

Marketing

EXCLUSIVE: Natasha Maharaj, marketing director at Distell, takes us behind Distell's brand campaigns

Evan-Lee Courie 18 Mar 2021

#WeChoose campaign to help hundreds of liquor traders rebuild

ESG

#WeChoose campaign to help hundreds of liquor traders rebuild

1 Mar 2021

Attention is the new currency in adland

Advertising

Attention is the new currency in adland

Edward Herridge 24 Feb 2021

Alcohol industry recovery - glass half full

FMCG

Alcohol industry recovery - glass half full

Michael Smollan 4 Feb 2021

Regulatory

Alcohol industry welcomes easing of ban, pleads for transparency

2 Feb 2021

Govt introduces tighter restrictions on alcohol sales

Regulatory

Govt introduces tighter restrictions on alcohol sales

15 Dec 2020

Keeping SA safe on the roads

Logistics & Transport

Keeping SA safe on the roads

14 Dec 2020

The campaign that took home a Global Smarties X Gold Award

Advertising

The campaign that took home a Global Smarties X Gold Award

Issued by Vicinity Media 3 Dec 2020

New summer refreshments at City Lodge Hotel Group

Hospitality

New summer refreshments at City Lodge Hotel Group

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 24 Nov 2020

Health & Safety

Taverners Summit addresses responsible trading and social responsibility

20 Nov 2020

Level 1: Alcohol industry concerned about off-consumption restrictions

Regulatory

Level 1: Alcohol industry concerned about off-consumption restrictions

17 Sep 2020

SA liquor industry partners with Community Policing Forums

ESG

SA liquor industry partners with Community Policing Forums

27 Aug 2020

Alcohol industry to invest R150m in alcohol harm-reduction programmes

ESG

Alcohol industry to invest R150m in alcohol harm-reduction programmes

21 Aug 2020

Beer Association relieved to reopen trade after wave of bankruptcies

FMCG

Beer Association relieved to reopen trade after wave of bankruptcies

18 Aug 2020

Two Green Lemons leads the charge on sophisticated, alcohol-free sippers

FMCG

Two Green Lemons leads the charge on sophisticated, alcohol-free sippers

Lauren Hartzenberg 14 Aug 2020

Grand Prix award-winning case study

Advertising

Grand Prix award-winning case study

Issued by Vicinity Media 5 Jun 2020

Credit: harveyandfriends via Pixabay

ESG

SA's alcohol industry pledges 40k litres of pure alcohol for sanitiser production

24 Mar 2020

SA drinks startup Quench announces service expansion and new driver app

E-commerce

SA drinks startup Quench announces service expansion and new driver app

28 Feb 2020

#StartupStory: Get an on-demand designated driver with RYDD

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Get an on-demand designated driver with RYDD

Evan-Lee Courie 27 Feb 2020

Winning ads featured in this week's Orchids and Onions column...

Advertising

#OrchidsandOnions: 1 Stop gets it spot on

Brendan Seery 14 Jan 2020

Trends

#BizTrends2020: 5 spirits trends in South Africa for 2020

Michael Lebona 13 Jan 2020