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SAFRICA-CHILDREN-HEALTH-ALCOHOL-FEATURE
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY MARIETTE LEROUX
Kowie Willemse(44), former alcoholic waits, 30 August 2007, in the Alcohol and drug abuse centre in Upington in the Northern Cape, South Africa. The now defunct "dop system" whereby farmworkers were paid with alcohol rather than cash has left many dependent on drink, while the erstwhile phenomenon of males-only mining hostels also contributed to a boozing culture in the province. Farmworkers confess to spending most of their meagre monthly wages on booze, and many a violent crime is committed in drunken bravado. At most liquor stores, you can buy a plastic bottle of dry white wine for 11 rand (about 1.55 dollars) and a five litre foil bag of the same for under 50 rand.
AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA
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Upington, SOUTH AFRICA |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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GIANLUIGI GUERCIA |
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30 August 2007 |
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