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Crackdown on illicit alcohol elicits fear among beer industry stakeholders

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Illicit alcohol and alcoholism have become a menace in many homes. [iStockphoto]

The government on Wednesday announced a raft of radical measures aimed at fighting illicit alcohol and alcoholism that has become a menace in many homes.

The unprecedented measures have been welcomed by anti-alcoholism campaigners who alcoholism should be declared a national disaster.

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