The South African Human Rights Commission has issued a scathing report on the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy, blaming Parliament, the police and the departments of Social Development and Health for the aftermath of the incident that claimed the lives of 21 Scenery Park students in July 2022.
The SA Police Service has confirmed that an inquest to determine liability for the deaths of 21 young people at the Enyobeni Tavern in Scenery Park, East London, will be held from 30 August.
A year ago, at 4am, we first heard the name of an inconspicuous tavern in Scenery Park, East London: Enyobeni. Crime alerts can be deceiving. When we hear that 21 people died in the Eastern Cape, we think of road accidents. Sadly, more recently, we also think of mass shootings. But this was 202.
Soon it will be a year since the tragic deaths of 21 young people who were celebrating the end of school exams, but their relatives still know little about what caused it. Soon it will be a year since the tragic deaths of 21 young people who were celebrating the end of school exams, but their r.