But bids to limit the damaging effect of the liquor industry are meeting spirited resistance.
The new Gauteng Liquor Bill would close loopholes in current liquor legislation, including streamlining the process of applying for a liquor licence.
The new licence rules appear to render communities powerless to object to new shebeens popping up.
Provincial Minister Qedani Mahlangu says shebeens must also comply with the new Gauteng Liquor Act and will have three months to apply for a licence.
A substance abuse summit has suggested tightening the
alcohol laws.
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/ 12 January 2011
The City of Cape Town has commissioned a legal review of its new liquor by-law before any amendments are gazetted.
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/ 8 December 2010
The new Western Cape Liquor Act is an albatross around the neck of the Democratic Alliance.
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/ 27 January 2009
Hundreds of shebeen owners and workers marched to the Western Cape legislature in Cape Town on Tuesday in protest against proposed new liquor rulings.