5,669
edits
Difference between revisions of "Shebeens (South Africa)"
no edit summary
| Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
'''''Original Text: Prof. Nicolette Peters''''' | '''''Original Text: Prof. Nicolette Peters''''' | ||
Informal alcohol outlets commonly known as ''shebeens'' operate in South Africa’s townships. The Oxford Dictionary defines ''shebeen'' as, ‘an unlicensed establishment or private house selling alcohol and typically regarded as slightly disreputable’ (Oxford Dictionary 2015). The word ''shebeen'' was coined in the late eighteenth century from the Anglo-Irish ''síbín'', from ''séibe'', mugful (ibid). It was commonly used in Ireland and Scotland as well as South Africa. Currently ''shebeens'' are the most widespread enterprise in South African townships; the Western Cape is estimated to have 25,000 unlawful ''shebeens'' and 152,500 people working in ''shebeens'' (Barnes 2012<ref>Barnes, C . 2012. ‘Shebeen owners to feel heat for crime’,IolNews, 12 July, http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/shebeen-owners-to-feel-heat-for-crime-1.1291329#.UF13A7Igc8E</ref>). | Informal alcohol outlets commonly known as ''shebeens'' operate in South Africa’s townships. The Oxford Dictionary defines ''shebeen'' as, ‘an unlicensed establishment or private house selling alcohol and typically regarded as slightly disreputable’ (Oxford Dictionary 2015<ref>Oxford Dictionary. 2015. ‘Shebeen’, 31 May, http://www. oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/shebeen</ref>). The word ''shebeen'' was coined in the late eighteenth century from the Anglo-Irish ''síbín'', from ''séibe'', mugful (ibid). It was commonly used in Ireland and Scotland as well as South Africa. Currently ''shebeens'' are the most widespread enterprise in South African townships; the Western Cape is estimated to have 25,000 unlawful ''shebeens'' and 152,500 people working in ''shebeens'' (Barnes 2012<ref>Barnes, C . 2012. ‘Shebeen owners to feel heat for crime’,IolNews, 12 July, http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/shebeen-owners-to-feel-heat-for-crime-1.1291329#.UF13A7Igc8E</ref>). | ||
''Shebeens'' sell legally manufactured alcohol, but in an illegal fashion (i.e. without a licence). There is no economic incentive for them to sell illegally produced alcohol because legal alcohol is cheap and accessible. Indeed, South African Breweries (SAB), which dominates the South African beer market with a market share of 95 per cent, actively supports ''shebeens'' and in turn is dependent on them – over 82 per cent of SAB beer is sold in shebeens (Tsoeu 2009: ii<ref>Tsoeu, M. 2009. ‘Value Chain Analysis of the Formal and the Informal Economy: A Case Study of South African Breweries and Shebeens in Soweto’. MA thesis, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, http://mobile.wiredspace.wits.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10539/7342/FrontPagesofFinalThesis.pdf?sequence=2</ref>). | ''Shebeens'' sell legally manufactured alcohol, but in an illegal fashion (i.e. without a licence). There is no economic incentive for them to sell illegally produced alcohol because legal alcohol is cheap and accessible. Indeed, South African Breweries (SAB), which dominates the South African beer market with a market share of 95 per cent, actively supports ''shebeens'' and in turn is dependent on them – over 82 per cent of SAB beer is sold in shebeens (Tsoeu 2009: ii<ref>Tsoeu, M. 2009. ‘Value Chain Analysis of the Formal and the Informal Economy: A Case Study of South African Breweries and Shebeens in Soweto’. MA thesis, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, http://mobile.wiredspace.wits.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10539/7342/FrontPagesofFinalThesis.pdf?sequence=2</ref>). | ||