JUST IN: Enyobeni Tavern owners fined R5000 each
The owners of Enyobeni Tavern in East London where 21 young people died have been fined R5000 each or 100 days in jail.
The owners of Enyobeni Tavern in East London where 21 underage kids died in 2022 have been fined R5000 each.
The couple Vuyokazi Ndevu, and her operational manager husband, Siyakhangela Ndevu were found guilty of selling alcohol to persons under the age of 18 in the East London regional court on Wednesday.
ENYOBENI TAVERN OWNERS FINED R5000
As previously reported by The South African, the couple was charged in August 2022 after 21 underage youngsters died under mysterious circumstances in their tavern in Scenery Park in the Eastern Cape in June 2022.
The two pleaded not guilty and took the witness stand in their defence, arguing that they complied with all regulations during the tragic incident. They were eventually found guilty on Wednesday.
The court agreed with the State’s submission there was no age restriction considered for access at Enyobeni, whatsoever and the owners failed to take reasonable steps to ensure age restriction admission, in contravention of the Eastern Cape Liquor Act.
On Friday, Magistrate Kevin Von Bratt said in the interest of the community each of the accused is sentenced to R5000 or 100 days in prison.