<Table> <Tr> <Th> Country / region </Th> <Th colspan="2"> De jure </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drinking Age </Th> <Th> Purchase age </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Angola </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Botswana </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burundi </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td> No limit if accompanied by parents </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 18 on the premises , 21 off the premises </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cape Verde </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Central African Republic </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Comoros </Td> <Td colspan="2"> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 21 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Equatorial Guinea </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gambia </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea - Bissau </Td> <Td colspan="2"> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lesotho </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Illegal </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mauritius </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> Forbidden for Muslims </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mozambique </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Namibia </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Niger </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rwanda </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Senegal </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Seychelles </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Somalia </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Illegal </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> The parent , adult guardian of a minor or a person responsible for administering a religious sacrament , may on occasion supply to that minor a moderate quantity of liquor to be consumed by the minor in the presence and under the supervision of that parent , guardian or other person . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Sudan </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sudan </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Illegal </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Swaziland </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tanzania </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Togo </Td> <Td colspan="2"> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uganda </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Western Sahara </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zambia </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zimbabwe </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Country / region </Th> <Th colspan="2"> De jure </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drinking Age </Th> <Th> Purchase age </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Angola </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Botswana </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burundi </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td> No limit if accompanied by parents </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 18 on the premises , 21 off the premises </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cape Verde </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Central African Republic </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Comoros </Td> <Td colspan="2"> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 21 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Equatorial Guinea </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gambia </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea - Bissau </Td> <Td colspan="2"> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lesotho </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Illegal </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mauritius </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> Forbidden for Muslims </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mozambique </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Namibia </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Niger </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rwanda </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Senegal </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Seychelles </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Somalia </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Illegal </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> The parent , adult guardian of a minor or a person responsible for administering a religious sacrament , may on occasion supply to that minor a moderate quantity of liquor to be consumed by the minor in the presence and under the supervision of that parent , guardian or other person . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Sudan </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sudan </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Illegal </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Swaziland </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tanzania </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Togo </Td> <Td colspan="2"> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uganda </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Western Sahara </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zambia </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zimbabwe </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
legal age for alcohol consumption in south africa
legal age for alcohol consumption in south africa
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