The commission on Thursday released a report looking into the deaths of 21 patrons at the Enyobeni tavern in 2022, most of them minors.
JOHANNESBURG - The South African Human Rights Commission has found that the Health Department and the South African Police Service failed to uphold the dignity of victims of the Enyobeni tavern tragedy.
The issue then devolved into a tragedy when the patrons, aged between 14 and 20 years old, were found dead at the tavern. The Eastern Cape Liquor Board, the SAPS, the Department of Trade and Industry and Social Development along with the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality have all been mentioned in the report.
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