At least six kids were spotted having a drink. Picture: Supplied Half a dozen children, some as young as three, were seen swigging from bottles of Flying Fish and dancing around while adults looked on and laughed, but did nothing. The video is suspected to have been shot in a rural area of the Eastern Cape.
In the video, a girl believed to be about 12 is heard talking in isiXhosa, asking why they couldn’t drink during Christmas. South African Council of Churches ( SACC) senior member, the Reverend Luke Dlamini, said: “This is unacceptable. Parents are not allowed to do such.
“They are destroying the lives of these children who are our future leaders. What is happening in the video is shocking, and we all know that it is true. “That is why we should act vigorously against this behaviour.
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I personally know some parents who are also doing the same, so we are urging the community to take a stand against this by alerting the authorities when they see it happening,” said Dlamini. “We are also calling on all churches and community leaders to start talking about underage drinking and alcohol consumption problems so that we can raise awareness about this. “We hope the public will work with the authorities to fight against this scourge and expose the adults seen in the footage.” Teddy Bear Foundation clinical psychologist Shaheda Omar said giving alcohol to children, and especially recording or sharing videos of it, has serious physical, social and legal consequences. Physical implications include the fact that alcohol affects children and teens more strongly than adults because their bodies and brains are still developing, Omar said.
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