Speaking to liquor traders in Roodepoort on Wednesday afternoon, Lesufi emphasised the importance of outlets respecting the trading regulations.
JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi called on liquor traders across the province to refrain from selling alcoholic beverages to underage children.
Today we are meeting the Liquor industry to manage all the challenges faced by the sector but the urgent need to manage the unacceptable high levels of alcohol abuse in our Province. #SafetyBeforeProfits pic.twitter.com/8JU7isyX6u Lesufi met with hundreds of liquor traders and compliance officers on Wednesday to address challenges faced in the alcohol trading industry.
He said that while action would be taken against those who sold liquor to children, parents needed to also abstain from sending the underaged to purchase alcoholic substances.
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