Kicking off their campaign to have President Cyril Ramaphosa order an independent inquiry into the deaths of 21 young people at Enyobeni Tavern in Scenery Park, East London in June, parents were left fuming when tavern owner Vuyokazi Ndevu and manager ...
The parents of 21 young people who died during a party celebrating the end of exams in June this year, were infuriated on Friday as tavern owner Vuyokazi Ndevu and manager Siyakhangela Ndevu were formally charged only with selling alcohol to the underaged victims.
National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Luxolo Tyali said, “We asked the court to postpone the case to 25 April. That is a prosecutorial strategy to ensure that when we go for trial we are ready. Enyobeni Tavern owner Vuyokazi Ndevu and manager Siyakhangela Ndevu , who are facing two charges of selling or supplying intoxicating liquor to persons under the age of 18, during their appearance in the East London Magistrates’ Court on 25 November 2022. .
Some of the parents of the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy victims inside the East London Magistrates’ Court. The Enyobeni Tavern owners are facing charges of selling or supplying intoxicating liquor to persons under the age of 18. “Our children did not die of natural causes and with that we demand an inquest to be held. We now place our faith in the judicial system that will do all the necessary to get to the bottom of the incident of that evening.”
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