DA urges Social Development to step up as alcohol harm research centre shuts down in Northern Cape [SOUND]

# The DA urges the Department of Social Development to take urgent action after the Alcohol Harm Research Centre in the Northern Cape was shut down. The party warns that without the centre, efforts to address alcohol-related problems will weaken, putting communities at greater risk. The DA’s Karen Jooste calls on the government to prioritise support for alcohol harm prevention and treatment services in the province: