Eveline Street is a street in

Windhoek Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 20 ...

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

. It is located in the Greenwell Matongo area of

Katutura Katutura (Otjiherero for ''The place where people do not want to live'') is a township of Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia. Katutura was created in 1961 following the forced removal of Windhoek's black population from the Old Location, which af ...

. The street is prominent for its bars, shops and eateries but also for its crime activities. In 2016, the

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resolved in parliament to shut down

shebeen A shebeen ( ga, síbín) was originally an illicit bar or club where excisable alcoholic beverages were sold without a licence. The term has spread far from its origins in Ireland, to Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Zimbabwe, the En ...

s in the street, claiming it was the reason for crime activities in the location. However, the decision did not succeed with the opposition claiming shebeens were a source of income to many Namibians.https://thepatriot.com.na/index.php/2017/10/06/eveline-street-its-all-fun-until/ Eveline Street, it's all fun until

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