The manager of Enyobeni tavern in Scenery Park, where 21 children died on June 26, is appearing in the East London regional court on Friday morning on charges relating to selling alcohol to children.
Siyakwamkela Ndevu, 52, was served with a summons to appear in court in July, while two employees were fined R2,000 each.
A group of protesters, including Scenery Park residents and parents of the children, were singing outside the court calling for justice.
Nosiphe Malangeni, mother of Esinako, a grade 12 pupil from Nompumelelo, said it was saddening the tavern manager had only been summoned to court and not arrested.
“The tavern [manager] should be jailed for a very long time. We want justice for our children. Until today, we don’t know what killed our children,” she said.
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The manager of Enyobeni tavern in Scenery Park, where 21 children died on June 26, is appearing in the East London regional court on Friday morning on charges relating to selling alcohol to children.
Siyakwamkela Ndevu, 52, was served with a summons to appear in court in July, while two employees were fined R2,000 each.
A group of protesters, including Scenery Park residents and parents of the children, were singing outside the court calling for justice.
Nosiphe Malangeni, mother of Esinako, a grade 12 pupil from Nompumelelo, said it was saddening the tavern manager had only been summoned to court and not arrested.
“The tavern [manager] should be jailed for a very long time. We want justice for our children. Until today, we don’t know what killed our children,” she said.
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