Alcohol is a major contributor to assault cases in SA, says Cele In more than 2,800 incidents of assault GBH, it was confirmed that alcohol was consumed either by the victim or the perpetrator or both. A man in Soweto pours the alcohol he had in his possession during a police operation on Saturday, 06 June 2020, on the first weekend since the level 3 lockdown which permits the sale of alcohol. Picture: EWN
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CAPE TOWN – Police Minister Bheki Cele says alcohol abuse is the albatross around the South African Police Service s neck.
Cele discussed the prevalence of assault related to alcohol use when he presented the quarterly crime statistics on Friday.
"Alcohol abuse is the albatross around one's neck for us in the SAPS and certainly for the communities we serve," police minister Bheki Cele said on Friday.