Hitting the bottle — alcohol is destroying the future of SA’s young people
Daily Maverick | 21.01.2026 19:15
As the sun sets over South Africa’s villages and townships, a haunting new ritual takes place. It is a ritual not of traditional celebration or communal gathering, but of deep-seated social erosion. As someone born in a village and raised in a township, I have seen far too many talented young lives ruined and prematurely ended by the bottle. Talents that shone at local soccer tournaments and in local entertainment circles only to disappear in a haze of substance abuse.
