. During a consultative session with traders and other stakeholders the police suggested an amendment to the Liquor Act of 2009, that includes a curfew for outlets to close before 2 am.
In their submission – the Limpopo provincial police suggest that traders operating under the scope of the Limpopo Liquor Act number 5 of 2009, need to abide by a proposed curfew. With no curfew being implemented, it might be a preference for some but previously, the SAPS top guns made public utterances of reducing the operating hours of spots from 2 am to midnight or earlier.
The current Liquor Act does not stipulate a closure time earlier than 2 o’clock in the morning. Sekhukhune Liquor Traders Association representative, Sello Mokwana, says they are opposing the move. Its chairperson, Mphoza Mashabela, says they were informed the trading hours will remain as stated in the act, which is operational hours ending at 2-o’clock am.