Study finds booze bans linked to drop in unnatural deaths

South Africa’s Covid-19 alcohol sales restrictions have been associated with a significant drop in weekly deaths from non-natural causes. That’s according to a study compiled by the Medical Research Council and UCT. Business Day TV's Alishia Seckam unpacked the findings with Tom Moultrie, who is the paper’s lead author and director of UCT’s Centre for Actuarial Research.