Sonke backs Constitutional Court challenge to Northern Cape liquor laws [SOUND] 

# Sonke Gender Justice says harmful alcohol use contributes to gender-based violence, child abuse and other social problems. The organisation is supporting the DG Murray Trust’s Constitutional Court challenge to parts of the Northern Cape liquor law, which allows longer alcohol trading hours. Sonke’s Amukelani Chauke argues communities were not properly consulted before the changes were passed. Chauke urges the court to maintain limits to late-night alcohol sales to protect communities from harm: