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Shebeens not wanted MELISSA LE ROUX
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OMMUNITY leaders of Grassy Park are all in favour of shutting down the Boys Inn shebeen – the only one operating in the area with a valid liquor licence. The Boys Inn shebeen in Third avenue, Grassy Park, allegedly operated without a liquor licence for about eight years, but have been operating legally for over two years now. Leaders of the community expressed to People’s Post their unhappiness about having this shebeen operating in the community with a valid liquor licence – as it is on a residential property that has not been rezoned, nor is it wanted by the community. According to the spokesperson for Specialised Law Enforcement, Assistant Chief Nathan Ladegourdie, the shebeen had been running for just over a year before complaints from the community started rolling in. He says that at the time the application was being proposed, it fell under the previous Liquor Act. “The application went through to the Liquor Board. They will not grant an application for a liquor licence if they receive notifications from the police that the business cannot comply with the law,” he says. Ladegourdie adds that the premises on which the shebeen operates has not been rezoned by the City of Cape Town – going against the law of operating this type of
business on a residential property. “It’s an average size house and the business is operated from the garage. There are many people that are all in agreement with having this shebeen shut down,” he says. The Western Cape Liquor Amendment Bill, which was approved in December last year but has not yet been promulgated, enforces four main changes to the Western Cape Liquor Act of 1989. The new bill will provide diverse consideration into liquor licence applications, removes the possibility of a special event licence being granted to a school, gives municipalities the power to determine trading hours and will no longer deal with payment of security for the costs of an appeal to the Appeal Tribunal, making it easier to appeal the granting or refusal of a liquor licence. According to Yaseen Meyer, Chairperson of the Grassy Park Community Policing Forum (CPF), shebeens are a major problem in the area. He says there are close to 90 shebeens operating illegally in the area. And even though shebeens are highly unwanted by residents in the community, applications to have liquor businesses operated from a residential property continue to flood in through to the Liquor Board (“No shebeens ‘in our area’’” People’s Post, 8 February). “They have a valid liquor licence, but we still have to check up on them to make sure that they are following the conditions of that licence. “Most people in the community are against this shebeen. We don’t
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Simphiwe Dana epitomised the elegance of jazz when she performed on Saturday afternoon at the 12th Cape Town International Jazz Festival. Dana, the winner of seven South African Music Awards (SAMA) for her two albums “Zandisile” (2004) and “The One Love Movement on Bantu Biko Street” (2006), was one of the over 30 local and international acts that presented a sizzling array of jazz at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Friday and Saturday. Photo: Lulama Zenzile want any shebeens in the area. It’s not good in residential areas,” he says. Action has been taken against the unwanted shebeen on numerous occasions. These include the issuing of a written warning and spot fine and the serving of a court summons. The court case commenced after a direct summons to court was served to the owner, who appeared twice in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court; on Monday 14 March and Thursday 24 March. The case is still in progress and the owner of the shebeen is set to appear again in court on Tuesday 17 May. Police officers at Grassy Park Police Station regularly visit the premises to inspect and make sure the conditions of the liquor licence
are being followed, as if they are not followed, the liquor licence can be revoked. “The owner of the shebeen went through all the correct channels to get their licence approved by the Liquor Board. If he deals within the specified hours, there’s nothing we can do. However, if they do not, and sell alcohol at a later time, we can intervene and take the licence away,” says spokesperson for Grassy Park police, Warrant Officer Wynita Kleinsmith. Once the new Liquor Bill is enforced sometime later this year, there will be a stricter clampdown on shebeens in communities. Ward councillor, Derek Smith, says people from all over Grassy Park are objecting to the Boys Inn shebeen. “We do not need that kind of place in our community. The people want to know all the time about
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the status of the shebeen. “It’s important that we win this one because it would be a precedent for shutting down other shebeens in the area,” he says. Leaders of the community will not rest until all the shebeens in the area are completely shut down. Ian Lewis, Chairperson of the Grassy Park Day Hospital Health Committee, who is also a member of Lotus River, Ottery, Grassy Park Residents’ Association (Logra), says they do not want shebeens in the community. “I am totally against shebeens – whether they are licensed or not. The selling of alcohol should’'t be allowed in communities where our children learn and play,” he says. People’s Post attempted to contact the Cape Flats Shebeeners’ Association, but was unable to reach them for comment before going to print.
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