If you thought that Sodom and Gomorrah ended with the Bible, then drop that invalid thought because club Emalayadini Tavern in South Africa is here to prove you wrong.
During the festive season, club “Emalaydini Tavern” shared a number of pictures on its official Facebook page.
Apparently, the pictures showed pregnant women, under age children, people’s wives, and random women/men all drinking alcoholic beverages with the majority of them half naked.
Because South Africa’s law prohibits the sale of alcohol to children under the age of 18 years, club Emalaydini Tavern came under sharp criticism from netizens for allowing its premises to be turned into the modern Sodom and Gomorrah.
As a result, they were forced to issue an apology which revealed that the New Year’s Eve event was a free entrance meant to give back to the community, but security details failed to control the crowd.
Below is how the apology letter read:
To whom it may concern
We want to release this statement and extend our apologies to the families offended by the event we recently had here at Emalaydini Tavern.
Firstly the purpose of the event was to give back to our community and a free New Years Eve Entrance event; we have bouncers at the tavern, and underage people are not allowed in the tavern. However, we acknowledge the pictures posted by our Events manager, and we apologize.
I write this statement with a heavy heart because I am a parent, and looking at how things turned out tarnished the event’s purpose.
Moving forward, we will be removing images on our page that shouldn’t be on our page and of underage people whom we are not quite sure how they ended up at the tavern. However, I’m sure everyone was in a jolly New Years Eve mood that led to such.
Our humble apologies
Emalayadini Tavern Management.”
However, the statement attracted different reactions as below:
“Bouncers should also have pregnancy tests at the gate, I’m not referring to anything sendiyatsho nje.”
“I hope you won’t remove the pictures but you will deny young children to access in the Tarven next time, ID must be valid. ??”
“Your Tavern is setting a wrong example to our kids and even if you apologize, the damage is already done.”
“Don’t remove the pictures, they’ll act as memories Of what went down on that day. What’s done is done .. we learn from our actions and do better next time.”
“Next thing that place will be forced to close down. The issue is also with your photographer? He is messing up your business big time. Your social media page manager? A total wrack! How could they allow such pictures to be uploaded on your business page on socials. As much as we joke about it. But this will drown iBusiness yakho. Do better ‼️”
“Your apology is accepted, thanks for owning up. I know most tavern owners careless of the age of their patrons, but we are destroying future leaders by allowing underage people to drink alcohol.”
“Alcohol and substance abuse is a real challenge in our Society, your neighbors should also play a role in prohibiting teenagers to enter taverns.”
“Speaking on behalf of the Whole Country, we love your camera guy. Just remove the pics with underage and pregnant women .By the way please make more space coz the whole country is coming to Emalaydini’s tavern ?”
“Bouncers should also have pregnancy tests at the gate, I’m not referring to anything sendiyatsho nje.”
“ I hope you won’t remove the pictures but you will deny young children to access in the Tarven next time, ID must be valid. ??”
“At this stage it goes both ways Tavern and A Parent to ensure that the kids are over 18 to partake at events in future, I hope the affected parties will accept your warm apologies, big up to your establishment for such impact in our social streams. ???”
“Doesn’t matter because all the world saw thier pictures and me too I was there ?,I’m still shocked to see my photos on ur page,I’m really shocked ?”
“Whatever you guys are doing there keep it up, we as the Johannesburg people we are planning on joining you guys soon and also the Durban July won’t be hosted in Durban, we are coming to East london ema ladyini sengixoxile no @djtira”
“Apologies for wat,the camera man did a fantastic job.the place doesn’t hv a target market everyone is invited rocking Gucci or not just for entertainment unlike ko kae kae.the issue of teenagers drinking doesn’t start with plc so those who complain ubt it mst just forget ubt it.”
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