Fritz: Province is making progress in reducing drug and alcohol related harms

Loyiso Langeni
20 February 2014

Western Cape MEC of Social Development Albert Fritz said the province is making progress in reducing drug and alcohol related harms. 

This comes as media reports suggested that interventions by President Jacob Zuma in trying to reduce drug and alcohol related harms in Eldorado Park have been unsuccessful.

MEC Fritz said drug rehabilitation facilities have increased from eight in 2008 to 28 in 2014. 

Ministerial Spokesperson Melany Kuhn said these reports comes as no surprise in fact the president is also on the occasion made fleeting visits to treatment centre in the Western Cape amid greater fan fare it would appear the sole purpose of such visits was to undermine the Western Cape Government.

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