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Plan to control alcohol consumption revealed

Small plastic bottles containing gin allegedly laced with methanol. Photos | Issa Aliga

What you need to know:

  • Deaths. According to the WHO 2018 report, 1,514 people die annually from alcohol-related cancers.
  • There are debates focusing on proposals to increase taxes on alcoholic beverages, ban sales at petrol stations, restrict alcohol use in public places, and raise the legal drinking age.