A shebeen (Irish: síbín, "home-made whiskey") was originally an illicit bar or club where accessible alcoholic beverages were sold without a license. The term has spread far from its origins in Ireland, to Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Zimbabwe, the English-speaking Caribbean,[1] Namibia, Malawi,[2] and South Africa. In modern South Africa, many shebeens are now fully legal.[3][4]
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- ^ "The Citizen: Liquor stores to register as liquor distributors". Archived from the original on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ^ "News – Finance/ Labour: Zoning could legalise Western Cape shebeens". www.iol.co.za. Archived from the original on 2009-06-19.