Licence dispute - The Diamond Grill and Lounge, situated on Umhlanga’s Lagoon Drive, has
been fined twice by the eThekwini municipality in recent weeks, for
allegedly operating a nightclub illegally. The owner, Shaun Russouw, claims
that this is the result of a local councillor’s personal vendetta against him. The councilor denied this, stating that Mr
Russouw requires a special licence to manage a strip club, which he allegedly
doesn’t have. Russouw, in turn, alleges
that the municipality wants to apply a law which was declared unconstitutional
in 2003. He feels that he is being unfairly
targeted as similar establishments have been operating for more than 7 years
without any problem. The eThekwini spokesman said they are of the
opinion that Russouw does not have the proper licence to operate a strip club. “There are licences for different kinds of
businesses, and people cannot run a place of entertainment without a licence,”
he said.
Russouw indicated that he planned to challenge
the municipality’s case when it comes to court on 27 March 2015.
[Article by the Daily News, edited by The
Licence Co (LiquorWise Division]
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