Liquor Amendment Bill would affect livelihoods
National Council reviews report of standing committee
Motivating a Report of the Standing Committee on Public Hearings on the Liquor Amendment Bill in the National Council (NC) on Tuesday, Committee Chairperson Peter Kazongominja said it could result in serious job losses and investments.
The public hearings in all 14 regions from 16 to 29 September were confined to Local Authorities and a total of 460 people attended.
Kazongominja said many Namibian households depended on the sale of alcohol to make ends meet and finance children’s education.
“Shebeens have been a source of income that alleviated poverty and assisted with education of many poor children,” the report states.
The public hearings noted that home brewed liquor posed a real problem, as some breathalysers did not detect the alcohol content of these concoctions, while the percentage of alcohol was not controlled.
Some participants at the public hearings suggested that Government control the sale of traditional liquor.
Others advocated for a limitation to the number of shebeens owned by one person in an area, and said it should be determined by the number of inhabitants.
The report recommended that the Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development give a grace period of no less than two years for the relocation of all affected shebeens in residential areas including those in close proximity to churches, safety homes, old age homes, schools and hospitals.- Nampa
The public hearings in all 14 regions from 16 to 29 September were confined to Local Authorities and a total of 460 people attended.
Kazongominja said many Namibian households depended on the sale of alcohol to make ends meet and finance children’s education.
“Shebeens have been a source of income that alleviated poverty and assisted with education of many poor children,” the report states.
The public hearings noted that home brewed liquor posed a real problem, as some breathalysers did not detect the alcohol content of these concoctions, while the percentage of alcohol was not controlled.
Some participants at the public hearings suggested that Government control the sale of traditional liquor.
Others advocated for a limitation to the number of shebeens owned by one person in an area, and said it should be determined by the number of inhabitants.
The report recommended that the Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development give a grace period of no less than two years for the relocation of all affected shebeens in residential areas including those in close proximity to churches, safety homes, old age homes, schools and hospitals.- Nampa
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