Thousands of illegal shebeens will face the full might of the law before the festive season as the Western Cape Liquor Bill is expected to be signed into law before then. (from IOL)
"We expect it to be before the festive season. The bill will really put a sharp weapon into the hands of the police. Our appeal to the liquor industry is to stop supplying alcohol to illegal shebeens. They are the scourge of our society," Finance, Economic Development and Tourism MEC Garth Strachan said.
Community Safety MEC Patrick McKenzie said his department knew the location of legal and illegal shebeens in all townships and that the police were ready to shut down illegal traders as soon as the bill became law. (Admission of guilt? Says nothing about doing something about the situation using the existing laws? If the shebeens are selling alcohol illegally then what is stopping the police from stopping them)
"We hope that shebeen owners start realising the fact that they are going to lose thousands of rand as their illegal businesses are going to grind to a halt. Liquor confiscated will become state property. They could even see their houses confiscated because there is a law against accumulating wealth through illegal means.
"Shebeens have a disastrous impact on the lives of residents and our call is 'stop now or we will do it for you'. We are going to hit them hard irrespective of their size," Mckenzie said. (Words, words and more words.... )
"The people of the province, specifically disadvantaged communities, have borne the brunt of the negative effects of liquor. In the Western Cape, our foetal alcohol syndrome figures are the highest in the world.
"When you close down shebeens in residential areas, their owners may decide to move their operations to commercial areas.
"If they can run their businesses there properly, it can be economically successful for them. This is what we want," he said. (Eh???? Make up your mind? What do you want? More alcohol or less - that is the question)
"We expect it to be before the festive season. The bill will really put a sharp weapon into the hands of the police. Our appeal to the liquor industry is to stop supplying alcohol to illegal shebeens. They are the scourge of our society," Finance, Economic Development and Tourism MEC Garth Strachan said.
Community Safety MEC Patrick McKenzie said his department knew the location of legal and illegal shebeens in all townships and that the police were ready to shut down illegal traders as soon as the bill became law. (Admission of guilt? Says nothing about doing something about the situation using the existing laws? If the shebeens are selling alcohol illegally then what is stopping the police from stopping them)
"We hope that shebeen owners start realising the fact that they are going to lose thousands of rand as their illegal businesses are going to grind to a halt. Liquor confiscated will become state property. They could even see their houses confiscated because there is a law against accumulating wealth through illegal means.
"Shebeens have a disastrous impact on the lives of residents and our call is 'stop now or we will do it for you'. We are going to hit them hard irrespective of their size," Mckenzie said. (Words, words and more words.... )
"The people of the province, specifically disadvantaged communities, have borne the brunt of the negative effects of liquor. In the Western Cape, our foetal alcohol syndrome figures are the highest in the world.
"When you close down shebeens in residential areas, their owners may decide to move their operations to commercial areas.
"If they can run their businesses there properly, it can be economically successful for them. This is what we want," he said. (Eh???? Make up your mind? What do you want? More alcohol or less - that is the question)
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