Why is addiction a family disease?

Addiction affects the family as a whole and each member individually and as living in an unsafe environment filled with disruptions to normal routines, the tension of strained relationships, and dishonesty changes one.

Very family membe...

SANCA (South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence) stated that it is a sad day for South Africa due to the legalisation of dagga!

The Constitutional Court has ruled today that the personal use of dagga is not a criminal offence and Deputy Chief Jus...

We as people are shaped by our environment and experiences, we then in turn use our experiences to shape our future. Many experiences have shaped one of our SANCA staff members in our SANCA Soweto branch offices, Tsholofelo Moche.

We take a close look into the experienc...

In the world of wine connoisseurs and tasters it is said that each alcoholic drink has its own personality and what more if a bottle or glass of wine has its own personality then what about us human beings?

Some certain people seem to be more prone to drinking or becomi...

It is common and well researched that there is a strong link between adult substance abuse and child abuse and neglect worldwide. This unfortunate situation is more pronounced and prevalent in developing and poor countries such as South Africa.

An incident involving a m...

Let’s hope that there are no grammatical errors in this new blog, however if there are any such mistakes I will count on my fixer- grammatical fixer that is, Louina le Roux.

SANCA National has bid farewell to its National Director Louina le Roux. It was a close and best...

In 2015 there was more than an estimated 100 000 registered non-profit organisations in South Africa. This shows the need of non-profit, non-governmental and other similar community based and oriented organisations.  The aim of such aforementioned organisations is to p...

There seems to be a lot of laws that are being changed or added in South Africa which is a good sign of that our democracy is advancing and growing. For s number of years there were consultations on amending the Liquor Bill which is currently in South Africa’s parliame...

South Africa there are major changes coming our way on where, by who an dhow alcohol is distributed and marketed in the country soon.

For a number of years there have been public discussions, consultations and proposals on amending South Africa’s laws on the sale, adver...