The role of Enyobeni Tavern operation manager Siyakhangela Ndevu came under the spotlight in the East London regional court on Wednesday when three CCTV security videos were screened during his and his wife’s trial.
A state witness testified that she thought her 17-year-old friend had either fainted or had too much to drink when she found her lying on the floor of the Enyobeni tavern nearly a year ago.
A young survivor of the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy told the East London regional court on Tuesday that alcohol was openly sold to underage youths, and described how he had fought to escape the venue in which 21 children met their end in June last year.
The manager of the infamous Enyobeni tavern watched as young patrons fell down and some died in June last year, a state witness told the East London regional court on Wednesday.