Patricia Mantla is one of many poor and unemployed people in Glenmore. She has now turned to making and selling home brewed alcohol to feed herself and her family.
Patricia Mantla is one of many poor and unemployed people in Glenmore. She has now turned to making and selling home brewed alcohol to feed herself and her family.
Mantla (54) grew up in the homelands of the Eastern Cape. Pushed by poverty, she left for Port Elizabeth, where she worked as a domestic worker to support her family. In 2001, Mantla left her four daughters behind and settled in Glenmore where where she hoped to find peace and freedom to farm.
Instead, Mantla focused on a more lucrative business – selling alcohol. Home-brewed mead or iqhilika is the community’s most popular and affordable drink and is sold for only R2 a pint. This business has become a last resort for many people living in underprivileged communities.
Do you think township entrepreneurs like Mantla should be able to sell alcohol without a licence?