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- Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz has urged residents of the province to use alcohol responsibly.
- The Western Cape Liquor Authority held 269 inspections over seven days in the province.
- SAPS and law enforcement teamed up during the drive to conducted inspections in Nyanga, Kraaifontein, Bothasig, Langa, and Cape Town.
Western Cape Community and Safety MEC Albert Fritz is urging residents to be extra vigilant over the weekend, and to consume alcohol safely.
Fritz said the Western Cape liquor authorities have been clamping down on illegal shebeens and underage drinking in the province.
The Western Cape Liquor Authority submitted a report to the provincial Cabinet which included their enforcement activities for seven days last week.
According to the report, the Liquor Authority conducted a total of 269 inspections over seven days in Cape Town.
On average more than 38 inspections were held a day.
"There were 146 inspections dedicated to underage drinking. Thirty-one compliance notices were issued to licence holders, while seven non-compliance cases have been submitted for prosecution." Fritz added.
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Twenty-nine areas were targeted during the inspections. These included Atlantis, Caledon, Mfuleni, Sea Point, Kleinvlei, Rondebosch, Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Elsies River, and Milnerton.
Asking locals to enjoy themselves responsibly while being mindful of the dangers associated with excessive alcohol consumption, the MEC warned that authorities would be clamping down on those not complying with lockdown regulations this weekend.
"The Western Cape Liquor Authority and other law enforcement agencies are preparing to conduct operations and to respond to complaints to ensure the safety of all our citizens. If you are a business owner, please conduct your business responsibly and in terms of the law," Fritz added.
Fritz stressed that the local government, LEAP and other projects such as the K9 Unit is committed to improving visible policing and preventing violence in communities.
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Integrated operations with SAPS and law enforcement were already conducted in the areas of Nyanga, Kraaifontein, Bothasig, Langa, and Cape Town.
Fritz added that the Western Cape Liquor Authority played a crucial part in enforcing efforts in terms of the alcohol use.
"I want to thank all of our colleagues at the Liquor Authority for their great work. Your presence through the work that you do is establishing and maintaining the realisation that there will be consequences for actions; that we are a society of law and order in the Western Cape," he said.
Anyone who witnesses any criminal acts, or who has any other information that will assist SAPS in making arrests, are urged to telephone the SAPS Command Centre at 021 466 0011.
