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Rise Mzansi will picket outside the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition in Pretoria, calling for urgent reforms to the country’s gambling laws on Friday.
The party plans to hand over a memorandum of demands, outlining the party’s seven-point plan to overhaul the gambling industry.
Good morning South Africa 🇿🇦. This morning I will lead a picket outside the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition to demand urgent reforms to deal with the runaway gambling crisis.
Thank you to everyone who signed our petition 🙏🙏🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/gnTWOGngqd
— Makashule Gana – RISE Mzansi🇿🇦 (@Makashule) November 14, 2025
The party’s action comes after the National Gambling Board revealed a R1.5 trillion turnover in the 2024/25 financial year, which was largely driven by online betting.
Rise Mzansi says gambling continues to destroy the lives of vulnerable groups and is calling on the DTIC to regulate online gambling advertising as well as prohibit the spending of all types of social grants.
[WATCH 📽️]#RISEMzansi National Assembly Whip @Makashule Gana MP delivers our 7-Point Plan for Gambling Reforms
Join us tomorrow at 10:00 outside the DTIC in Pretoria for the Gambling Picket as we demand accountability and protect vulnerable South Africans.
🖊️ Sign the… pic.twitter.com/ZPopglVyQG
— RISE Mzansi (@Rise_Mzansi) November 13, 2025
The party’s Parliamentary Whip, Makashule Gana says that they are calling for the review of the tax regime governing the gambling industry and the introduction of a sin tax.
“We’re calling for the reduction of advertising hours so that the times that children and the vulnerable groups are listening to radio or watching TV, there’s no gambling advertising. We’re also calling for the amount that the gambling industry spends on advertising and marketing that at least 40% of that budget should go towards responsible gambling and educating South Africans.”
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