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FILE: The owner’s wife Vuyokazi Ndevu was served with the papers confirming the closure of their businesses which is now a crime scene. Picture: Nhlanhla Mabasa/Eyewitness News

Enyobeni Tavern shut down following deaths of 21 teenagers

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