Liquor ban will help combat crime: Bheki Cele on Covid-19's dry weekends

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Police minister Bheki Cele believes the 6pm cut-off for booze sales on weekdays, and 1pm on weekends, will reduce crimes such as murder and rape.

Police minister Bheki Cele said police will crack down on anyone who disobeys the new regulations around alcohol and gatherings.

“Also we pick up a lot of dead bodies around three in the morning coming from shebeens, so if we shut down at 6pm, it will have a positive impact,” he said. Cele revealed there are 20,000 sit-down establishments selling alcohol [bars and taverns] in the country, 10,000 bottle stores and 9,000 restaurants.

 

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Lesufi without a doubt government won't use billions of Rand this year in alcohol related cases such as road accidents, sending police and ambulances to intervene where drankards are fighting. I'm trying to think why do people need to intoxicate themselves to enjoy life 🤷

Minister must close shebens till and tarvens untill furthernotice because no one will comply because they want money

how does me drinking my money contribute to crime?

This was never about crime but Corona Virus ... let's make a correction there....

It is like shutting government down to stop the officials from looting tax.

Do it minister,its about time

Ne_Lee_SA Why is the country run by such idiots

Our nation will be stronger. People will have time for their families, domestic violence will subside and peace will rain in most families. This time around I support Ndosi.

He just wanted an to be on television because he's always attention horny

Unxilile u Minister

Absolutely rubbish

At the same time while you at it how about ordering Taxi's to obey the rules of the road and adhere to the speed limit...imagine that you will be saving lives and bringing down more crime....

Sometimes Beki Cele when you talk you must listen to yourself. You mean if I consume alchohol after 1 PM I put others life in danger or maybe CORONAVIRUS manifest or take place after 1pm on weekends?🤔🤔🤔

As long as MyANC cadre clowns like Bheki Cele are deployed as Police Ministers, the communities have ZERO chance in hoping for a reduction in crime. For fks sake, open a CIRCUS and give the man a job in which he can excel!

yes, because rape and murder are driven and motivated by alcohol.

I agree. Im thrilled

I don't trust this minister, last Year he promised to arrest Senzo Meyiwa's killers before Christmas, now he's making a promise to shut down honest businesses.. Uyanya

While the staff members of those bottle stores dont have gloves and or masks, but ke qhubekani

Whoa whoa whoa... mathina its not just a matter of corona what what...? He wants things to b like this forever...? 😳😳😳

Wiil have to drink the hand sanitizer, 70% alcohol

What a joke!

FraudWatchZA This cowboy 😂😂😂😂

... and of the reduction is significant, how about permanently signing it into law?

He thinks backward

Talking rubbish, those people who come into peoples houses whilst sleeping to rob them are doing that because of alcohol 🙄

And once again the ANC is failing miserably at implementation.

What normally reduces crime is honest and visible policing ( not deployed comrade in uniform )So now The fool thinks this virus is going to make criminals not murder or rape.. In fact more crime will occur because now the criminals know people will be at home and easy targets

So minister wants to make this permanent? Aowa it won't work

Seriously?

Mxxxxm this madala is naive qha qwaba.

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We all know that our Police like 'Cold Drink' so it's not a big deal 😏

Those owners are also trying to make a living. This won't work

But it will lead to more unplanned pregnancies.

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