Eastern Cape Liquor Board issued Enyobeni with licence despite no approved building plan
Eastern Cape Liquor Board came under fire during the Enyobeni inquest.
Eastern Cape Liquor Board came under fire during the Enyobeni inquest.
The Enyobeni inquest is expected to continue until Friday.
A bouncer’s use of pepper spray for crowd control has made her a potential suspect.
As details of the unfolding tragedy were shared by witnesses at the Enyobeni Inquest, the victims’ families have been traumatised. The inquest is expected to continue next week in East London.
Witnesses relive the day they nearly lost their lives.
The first group of witnesses speak of seeing no visible injuries on the bodies of the victims while a police officer noted foam in their noses.
Parents and family members of the 21 young people who died in Enyobeni Tavern in East London are hopeful that the inquest will bring justice.
The Eastern Cape Liquor Board is woefully understaffed yet has been unrestrained in issuing licenses.
The inquest into who is responsible for the deaths in June 2022 of 21 young people in Enyobeni Tavern, resumes on 29 February.
Concerns about under-age drinking at year-end parties are growing in East London where in June last year, 21 teenagers lost their lives for as-yet unknown reasons.
Enyobeni tavern owner takes a swipe at the inquest into the cause of death of 21 teenagers in his establishment while the families feel frustrated by the delay.
While results of toxiciology reports have not been made public nor shared with the parents of the teenagers who died in Enyobeni Tavern, they doubt the stated cause of their death as suffocation.