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Jun
15
2021
By The African Mirror
Euro 2020: football’s promotion of unhealthy consumption must end

Euro 2020: football’s promotion of unhealthy consumption must end

HEALTH
THE Euros are here – Europe’s festival of football, featuring some of the best players on the planet in peak physical condition. Yet alongside this spectacle runs a carnival of corporate advertising – often marketing unhealthy products such as alcohol, junk food and gambling apps. ROBIN IRELAND, PhD Candidate, Commercial Determinants of Health in Sport, University of Glasgow CHRISTOPHER BUNN, Lecturer in Sociology, University of Glasgow How is it that a showcase for health and fitness became so saturated with unhealthy messages? As Gareth Southgate has said, the tournament means a lot to players and fans alike. That means these…
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Feb
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Alcohol use is worryingly high among Nigerian students: here’s who is most at risk

Alcohol use is worryingly high among Nigerian students: here’s who is most at risk

HEALTH
MANY young people drink alcohol – whether it’s out of curiosity, ignorance, peer pressure or other reasons. It’s a major public health concern. SAMSON FEMI AGBEROTIMI, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, North-West University The consequences of drinking can be physical, social and academic. Young people may put themselves at risk of injuries, accidents, health problems, relationship problems and poor school performance. Using alcohol also increases the risk of using other substances and developing related disorders. For young people, it’s linked to mental health disorders in later and old age. In most parts of Nigeria, there’s very little control over the sale and…
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Aug
14
2020
By The African Mirror
South African speakeasies boost calls for end to COVID booze ban

South African speakeasies boost calls for end to COVID booze ban

COVID-19
 TANISHA HEIDEBERG and EMMA RUMNEY  IN an Italian bistro in an upmarket Johannesburg neighbourhood, smiling patrons chat at candle-lit tables in a scene reminiscent of less-troubled times before the COVID-19 pandemic. But there's no alcohol on the menu. Instead, diners order red or white "coffee" served in grey mugs, the tell-tale sign of a modern-day South African speakeasy. Under one of the world's strictest lockdowns, South Africa banned alcohol to lower hospital admissions for injuries from drink-related violence and accidents and ease the burden on healthworkers facing the worst coronavirus outbreak in Africa. But businesses from wine makers to restaurants…
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Jul
27
2020
By The African Mirror
Kenya bans alcohol, extends curfew as COVID-19 cases surge

Kenya bans alcohol, extends curfew as COVID-19 cases surge

NEWS
GEORGE OBULUTSA and OMAR MOHAMMED  KENYA's President Uhuru Kenyatta has extended a nightly curfew for 30 days to curb the spread of COVID-19 and banned alcohol sales in restaurants but stopped short of locking down the country again despite a surge in cases. The curfew had been due to be lifted on August 6 or 7. Kenya has so far reported 17,975 cases of infection with the new coronavirus and 285 deaths from the related disease COVID-19. The health ministry said on Sunday it had reported 960 more cases, the biggest daily jump since the first case was confirmed in…
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