Half of SA backs proposed booze bylaw
Half the South African population supports the draft bylaw which would prevent guest houses, pubs, clubs and theatres in Cape Town residential areas from selling alcohol past 9pm.
This is the finding of latest African Response's 2010 Barometer survey.
The proposed bylaw had generated a significant amount of debate ahead of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup because one of the implications was that tourists, for example, would not be able to go for dinner outside the city after 9pm.
A large chunk of South Africans (41%) did not think passing the bylaw was a good idea, the survey found.
When asked whether this should be applied to the rest of South Africa, respondents demonstrated the same trend - 51% agreed it should, while 42% thought it was a bad idea.
Source: Sapa
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