Shebeens a serious problem in Mhluzi

Date: 27 August 2007

The MEC for Safety and security Mr Fish Mahlalela has noted with a great concern the fact that shebeens and taverns are the significant contributors of social contact crimes in Mhluzi township. This was uncovered during the Imbizo held in Mhluzi over the weekend.

The community complained that most of the serious crimes happen in the early hours of the morning and committed by people who are mostly from the shebeens and tarverns. They also complained that they do not sleep peacefully Monday to Monday these shebeens are opened and they close in the early hours of the morning. This was also confirmed by the patrol during which the MEC visited some of the drinking holds in the area, some of them do not have licences. Some of them were opened way after midnight.

When the MEC was wrapping up the patrol, he said an urgent meeting should be held between his Department and the Department of Economic Development and Planning.

The patrol is one of the many initiatives by the Department in collaboration with other stakeholders and community to fight against crime and to further raise awareness on social crime Prevention.

Issued by
Communication Section
Mpumalanga , Department of Safety and Security

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