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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 92 of Level 1, 21 December 2020.

 

Monday 21 December 2020, Day 92 of Level 1, Day 271 of Lockdown 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏 

#Grateful for a sunny day, feeling cooler than 26C due to it being windy from this morning onwards; for getting my writing done in a shorter time than normal; for spreading the dishwashing of yesterday throughout the day; for collecting sandwiches and coldrinks from The Bay Hotel for the Christmas function which was held for the Camps Bay Community Stewards (car guards and my cleaners), borrowing a Pick n Pay trolley to transport them to the SAPS parking area; for trying out the new Crème de la Crème Gourmet Dessert outlet in Camps Bay, which has just opened; for collecting a plaque from Pagliari engravers in town for my client, produced efficiently and just in time before their Festive Season closing tomorrow, and dropping it off; for a spontaneous drop-in at Dinkel Bakery, which still had some poppyseed rolls for me; for both lanes of Geneva Drive having reopened  in Camps Bay; and for being happy and healthy. 🙏💙 Continue reading →

Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 26, 21 April 2020.

 

Tuesday 21 April 2020, Day 26 of SA Lockdown, Day 37 of SA Corona Virus. 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#Grateful for a warm sunny day with an active ocean; for being able to walk to the shops for Essentials, the staff in our local shops being exceptionally friendly, such a lovely change; for my sunshine terrace allowing me to gain some Vit D; for a chat with Stuart Bailey; for Dinsdag Dansdag dancing on Kfm, and its heartbreaking stories about financial devastation of locals, the station and Lotto Star giving away R10000 each to 50 locals desperately needing some money 👏; for the gracious professional manner in which Nomsa received the A & G insurance cancellation of my policy, although she did offer me reduced premiums – not sure why they didn’t do this proactively as other Insurance companies are doing; and for being happy and healthy. 🙏💙 Continue reading →

Input to draft Western Cape Liquor Amendment Bill sought, affects 150 litre clause!

LiquorThe Western Cape government is seeking input into its Draft Western Cape Liquor Amendment Bill, with a series of public hearings about eleven proposed amendments to the Bill planned.

Provincial Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, Alan Winde, has invited Capetonians and Western Cape residents, liquor consultants, and licence holders to have their say about the proposed changes, according to a media release received from the Minister’s office.  The deadline for comments on the Draft Bill is 10 May.

Minister Winde said: ‘With legislation, despite extensive public participation, some unintended consequences only come to light after full implementation. We are eager to address these issues with urgency to ensure the new Liquor Act roots out non-compliant legal liquor traders who are harming our communities. This draft bill came after consultation with several stakeholders and I’d like to encourage communities and businesses to contribute their insights to this amendment process’.

‘The Liquor Authority has received complaints from residents regarding the ‘150 litre clause’. This clause was Continue reading →