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Major General Jan Scheepers said the previous liquor curfew saved a lot of lives, and it has become a trend that many deaths witnessed around December have alcohol links.
Starring on the new Showmax reality show ‘Shebeen Queens’, Alina Shange, owner of Alina’s Place, has already impressed viewers with her different callings.
The manager was found with R2,000 cash in his possession at the time of his arrest.
Ngobese asserted that the department believed that the current laws are adequate to deal with crimes affecting liquor outlets, but added that the government needed to heighten programmes aimed at promoting awareness applicable within the law and prioritise the safety of liquor traders and their patrons
Owners of Enyobeni Tavern, Siyakhangela and Vuyokazi Ndevu, were on Friday sentenced by the East London Regional Court for selling alcohol to minors. The couple faces a fine of R5,000 each or a 100-day prison term.
Public hearings were held in Gauteng last week where the majority of those in attendance rejected the bill.
The illicit alcohol trade, which costs the nation over R11. 3 billion in lost tax revenue, poses a significant threat beyond the financial implications, amid growing concerns about potential job losses and the health risks posed to unsuspecting consumers.
OPINION: At its heart, an excise tax system should be based on the alcohol strength of the product, writes Fatsani Banda.
As of Tuesday, August 1, Limpopo Economic Development, Environment, and Tourism will implement, without fail, the Limpopo Liquor Act, No 5 of 2009, as well as its associated regulations.
Alcohol harm is a major challenge and we need the whole (of) government approach to tackle it.
The National Liquor Traders said it would be launching a series of tavern dialogues on gender-based violence supported by Distell.
The sibling of one of the men who died and the tavern owner said they hoped justice would be served after four people were killed and eight injured in a shooting at a tavern in Sweetwaters, outside Pietermaritzburg, on July 9
Meanwhile, the now-closed eNyobeni tavern remains the centre of attention within the poor township. Locals speak in hushed tones about how the now criminally charged owner of the place, Vuyokazi Ndevu, ignored their plea to lower the noise at night.
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The mysterious deaths of 21 teenagers, including a 13-year-old, at an East London tavern this week have opened old wounds for a Cape Town family who lost their teenage daughter in similar circumstances, seven years ago to the week, when a Khayelitsha tavern partially collapsed, causing a stampede.
The Concerned Tshwane Liquor Traders Association president Oupa Mthombeni has called on traders to comply with not selling alcohol to underage customers.
“She promised me she would not be going anywhere, and even gave me a look that was convincing. Yet she went. ”
Authorities are still waiting for post-mortem results following the deaths of more than 20 teenagers following a pens down party at an EC tavern. However, they have ruled out a stampede as the cause of death.
The Eastern Cape Liquor Board will be instituting criminal charges against the tavern owner after 21 young people were killed in a ‘pens down’ party.
Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mbuyane has visited the Enyobeni Tavern in Scenery Park in East London where the bodies of nearly 20 underage children were found.
Lucky Ntimane said the association would be pledging R2million which would be in the form of food parcels, credit allowances for restocking, and rebuilding for affected traders.
THE KwaZulu-Natal Liquor Authority (KZNLA) has expressed concern over the number of special events that were held during the festive season where liquor was sold without special event permits.
Study shows that in South Africa, there was a 31% prevalence of alcohol linked to 26% of gender-based violence and femicide cases.
Concerned Tshwane Liquor Traders Association Oupa Mthombeni said being unsure about the government's next move left them feeling ’unwanted’.
Lucky Ntimane warned against creating ’a second pandemic - poverty - amongst liquor traders’.