Half the South African population supports the draft bylaw which would prevent guesthouses, pubs, clubs and theatres in Cape Town residential areas from selling alcohol past 21:00. (from News24)
The proposed bylaw had generated a significant amount of debate ahead of the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup because one of the implications was that tourists, for example, would not be able to go for dinner outside the city after 21:00.
Considering the wave of violence which has followed in the wake of alcohol being made the responsibility of the Department of Trade and Industry in 1998 public opinion regarding uncontrolled sales and consumption has changed.
The proposed bylaw had generated a significant amount of debate ahead of the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup because one of the implications was that tourists, for example, would not be able to go for dinner outside the city after 21:00.
Considering the wave of violence which has followed in the wake of alcohol being made the responsibility of the Department of Trade and Industry in 1998 public opinion regarding uncontrolled sales and consumption has changed.
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