Enyobeni Tavern owner Siyakhangela Ndevu, whose apology has been a long time coming, said in court that he ‘sympathised’ with the families who lost 21 children at his tavern in 2022.
Parents and relatives of Enyobeni Tavern victims have rejected the apology of Siyakhangela Ndevu, the taverns operational manager.While testifying in the East London court on Wednesday, Ndevu tendered an apology to the families.
The Enyobeni Tavern operations manager, husband of owner Vuyokazi Ndevu, compared himself to Jesus Christ on Thursday, saying if the inquest blamed him for the deaths of 21 minors a year ago, it would be because he was “being crucified” for sins he did not commit.
The investigating officer in the Enyobeni Tavern case says operations manager Siyakhangela Ndevu could have been selling alcohol to patrons during transactions not shown on CCTV footage at the tavern, because there were areas of the bar not covered by the cameras.On June 26 last year, 21 young people died during an evening at the Scenery Park tavern, of whom 18 were underage. The youngest was just 13.