On Tuesday, 5 December 2023, the Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, released the "Blue Drop," "Green Drop," and "No Drop" reports.
Writing in GQ about the phenomena, Dr Kien Vuu, the author of Thrive State, said that it wasn’t necessarily due to the health benefits of wine, but was due to the socialisation that comes “hand-in-hand with imbibing now and then”.
Alcohol consumption in the EU has declined by 0.5 litres between 2010 and 2020. However, there are several countries where consumption increased.