MONEYWEB
app instead?
Adjusted lockdown: Tourism sector still in âdangerous zoneâ
Industry welcomes the lifting of the alcohol ban and opening of interprovincial travel, but says it is still in critical condition.
By Palesa Mofokeng
27 Jul 2021 00:01
Image: Shutterstock
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) says although it welcomes the lifting of the liquor ban and the opening of Gauteng interprovincial travel, it believes there is still a long way to go before the sector is out of the âdanger zoneâ.
âThe fact that the bans are lifted does not mean we are going back to work as normal. We still know that we have some restrictions, we are still in a pandemic and the international markets are still not open to coming to South Africa. So thereâs still an uphill battle,â says TBCSA CEO Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa.
Even with amended regulations, workers will be vulnerable without jobs
ewn.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ewn.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Restaurants plead for easing of lockdown restrictions in bid to save businesses
iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Asanda Matlhare Alberts said proposals for a roadhouse concept which included the use of communal takeaway areas and outside seating and eating in public spaces, fell on deaf ears. Staff members prepares takeaway boxes for future orders due to the lockdown level 4 restrictions at the Bakehouse in Hazelwood, Pretoria, 29 June 2021. Picture: Jacques Nelles With the National Coronavirus Command Council expected to review the modified level 4 lockdown restrictions tomorrow, the Restaurant Association of South Africa (Rasa) said yesterday it was “strongly against” the possibility of an extension of the lockdown. Level 4 restrictions included the ban of alcohol sales and gatherings, with a curfew from 9pm until 4am. Rasa chief executive Wendy Alberts said the government did not care the restaurant industry was negatively affected. “We cannot s