Why are many businesses having to sue to get liquor licences in Gauteng?
The DA in Gauteng has asked economic development MEC Lebogang Maile to investigate why some businesses in the province have to resort to legal action to secure licences from the Gauteng Liquor Board, to trade. In his reply to a question in the Gauteng legislature submitted last week‚ Maile said 49 legal cases had been brought against the Gauteng Liquor Board in the past five financial years. The liquor board lost 24 of the cases lodged against it. Maile also said there were 29 liquor licences that were granted as a result of legal cases and "one licence granted as a result of the default judgment". "The DA has come to reliably learn that the board has been riding roughshod over legislation and has acted with impunity when granting licences. The current CEO of the board is facing a charge of contempt of court‚ while hundreds of applications have simply been put on the back-burner. "There are also entities trading liquor despite clearly not adhering to the prescriptions of the Gauteng...
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