Image: Dinilohlanga Mekutomass funeral service of the 21 teenagersNineteen empty coffins will be transported to the Scenery Park Sports Ground where the service will take place.President Cyril Ramaphosa is alsoThe representative of the funeral parlour, Elaine Gogo, says an agreement about the process was reached with the families of the victims.
“The families have also agreed that we must bring the coffins without their children. And then those who will be buried after this service, they [those families] will go to our agency [funeral parlour] in Mdantsane and then collect their loved ones for a private burial,” says Gogo.Strengthening regulations governing the sale of alcohol
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has called for a review and strengthening of the regulations governing the sale of alcohol in communities, to prevent incidents like what occurred at the Enyobeni tavern in East London.“This incident has opened our eyes to a number of areas where we need to strengthen. That [strengthening] needs a collective effort. We have seen some weaknesses in the current existing Act.
Portfolio Committee Chairperson Nonhlahla Ncube-Ndaba expressed her disappointment when she found the tavern doors locked. “As members of Parliament, we have the right to come and do our oversight. No one must bar us or block us from doing our job. So that is why people must be held accountable for whatever they are doing. We are going to do our work.”