MITCHELLS PLAIN
Woensdag, 23 Julie 2025 | Tel: 021 910 6500 | e-pos: nuus@tygerburger.co.za | Website: www.tygerburger.co.za
APPLICATION AT LIQUOR BOARD DESPITE LACKING INPUT
Outcry over liquor licence LAUREN O’CONNOR-MAY
LAUREN.OCONNOR-MAY@NOVUSMEDIA.CO.ZA
T FIREFIGHTERS SERVE SOUP FOR MANDELA DAY Firefighters from Mitchell’s Plain fire station handed out cups of soup and bread and interacted with residents at Sewende Laan informal settlement in Strandfontein for Mandela Day. See more pictures on page 5.
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he community are fighting a liquor licence application that they say has shown “worrying” irregularities. The application for a liquor outlet attached to the Shoprite store complex being built in Lentegeur is already with the Western Cape Liquor Authority (WCLA) despite it allegedly never having been tabled at a subcouncil. The sub-council says it is opposed to liquor licences in residential areas and is not sure how the application slipped by them. “Sub-Council 17 has a standing resolution that we do not support
“Sub-Council 17 has a standing resolution that we do not support a liquor license application in a residential area. - Elton Jansen
a liquor license application in a residential area,” said chair Elton Jansen. “Even though this new Shoprite is on a property zoned for commercial use, it is still surrounded by residential properties.” Jansen added that the property is abutted by a crèche and there is also a church and school in close proximity. TO PAGE 4
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