Enyobeni Tavern Tragedy | Owners, officials found to have been negligent: Lucky Ntimane

The KuGompo City Regional Court has ruled that the cause of the death of the 21 young people who died in the Enyobeni tragedy four years ago as people crush asphyxiation.

The court ruled in the inquest into the death of the young people that their deaths were caused by the negligence of Sergeant Thabile Kondile, the tavern owner Vuyokazi Ndevu and the manager Siyakhangela Ndevu, the bouncer Thembisa Diko and Zuko Lizani from the Eastern Cape Liquor Board.

The judgment has raised debate around accountability, compliance with liquor laws and regulatory oversight in the liquor industry.

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