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Western Cape Finance MEC David Maynier has pleaded for more money to help the province s battered tourism and hospitality sector.
One of Maynier s proposals is the extension of the Covid-19 Temporary Employee Relief Scheme.
In October 2020, Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi said the UIF has around R50 billion available.
The Western Cape s tourism and hospitality sector is on its knees.
With new Level 3 lockdown regulations in place, many businesses cannot sustain their operations or pay their employees.
For the last 10 months, businesses barely survived the lockdown and the constant regulations.
Western Cape Finance MEC David Maynier has made a desperate plea to Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi to urgently extend the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) benefits.