Have a 750ml beer cost at least R25, and SA may save more than 20,000 lives, researchers say

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Have a 750ml beer cost at least R25, and SA may save more than 20,000 lives, researchers say

A R10 minimum unit price for alcohol would see drinkers spend some R33 billion a year more for booze, according to a new paper.

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