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Bars, shebeens and clubs were among the establishments raided by Police Minister Bheki Cele and law enforcement officials for violating the Disaster Management Act.
The police closing Blackdoor Lifestyle Lounge is Sandton. The place was operating after 12h00 (full beyond capacity), they couldn’t present a liquor license, and there was no designated manager. Image: @ FaithMazibukoSA / Twitter
JOHANNESBURG – Police have made several arrests following the O Kae Molao operations in Joburg in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Bars, shebeens and clubs were among the establishments raided by Police Minister Bheki Cele and law enforcement officers for violating the Disaster Management Act.
One of the few sectors of the entertainment industry that has yet to get the go-ahead to reopen after the country’s harsh lockdown is nightclubs, which are notorious for their large crowds.
Blackdoor Lounge in Sandton was one of several establishments closed by the police.
In addition to not having a liquor license or a manager on duty, the club was packed beyond capacity and no patrons wore masks.
The minister said that the club was also operating after curfew: “There were almost 300 people, without masks, without social distancing and breaking the law and he tells you that we will not survive the second wave if it is here. In addition to violating the lockdown law, people are violating the royal law and are here after curfew. “
This same week, 125 students at the University of Fort Hare tested positive for COVID-19, reportedly after attending two parties at a tavern in East London.
While some 109 COVID-19 cases, most of them students, are linked to an event at a Claremont bar in Cape Town.
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