The Gauteng leg of the Department of Trade and Industry’s (the dti) annual national festive season compliance and liquor abuse awareness campaign will take place in Olievanthoutbosch this week under the theme Combating Liquor Abuse is Everyone’s Business. Members of the media are invited to cover the events:

DATE              : Tuesday, 01 December 2015

TIME              : 10:00

VENUE           :Olievanthout Plaza
Cnr Jakalasi Street and R55
Centurion
                                                                                                               
The campaign is aimed at educating liquor traders about the importance of compliance to the country’s liquor laws and raising awareness among all members of the public about the adverse effects of liquor abuse, particularly during the festive season. The department uses the campaign to highlight the effects of alcohol abuse to the different aspects of human life, encourage compliance with liquor legislation by traders, encourage responsible trading, and to enhance community activism towards reporting illegal trading and violation of mandatory conditions.

RSVPs should be directed to Nomusa Phungula via telephone: (012) 394 1629/072 294 1629 or e-mail: nphungula@thedti.gov.za 

Enquiries:
Sidwell Medupe-Departmental Spokesperson
Tel: (012) 394 1650
Mobile: 079 492 1774
E-mail: MSMedupe@thedti.gov.za
Issued by: The Department of Trade and Industry
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