The KwaZulu-Natal Liquor Authority has issued several fines and opened cases against liquor outlet owners following the Samkelisiwe Tavern shooting in Pietermaritzburg that claimed four lives earlier this month. | kaveels
The KwaZulu-Natal Liquor Authority has fined and opened cases against several liquor outlets following the killing of four people at a Pietermaritzburg tavern two weeks ago.The blitz operation, which was conducted over the weekend, focused on Pietermaritzburg, Umlazi and Empangeni.
The liquor authority, together with other government agencies, fined 20 outlets who did not have licences or were non-compliant. Two licensed Empangeni outlets were charged. One was fined R2 500 for selling liquor outside trading hours, and the other was fined R2 000 for"effecting structural changes without approval".
"These operations, which are conducted with law enforcement agencies and other government institutions, seek to ensure compliance and adherence to the licence conditions of the licence granted," she said.Dlamini said the statistics from the blitz operation were a"clear indication of our commitment to our mandate of controlling and regulating the sale of liquor within the province".
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