Siyakhangela Ndevu, 52, and Vuyokazi Ndevu, 43, made a brief appearance in the East London Magistrate's Court on Friday, where their trial date was set for 25 April.
Using municipal land, illegal water pipes connected and unlawful managers behind the bar were some of the issues found during a tavern clampdown by the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, metro police, police and the Eastern Cape Liquor Board on Thursday.