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Corona Virus: Lockdown Journey Journal, Day 60 of Level 1, 29 November 2021

 

Monday 29 November 2021, Day 60 of Level 1 😷

Corona Gratitude 🙏

#gratitude for a lovely 22C day; for a very hardworking day, finishing the hotel newsletter, having to rewrite parts due to the latest developments in the Tourism industry; for preparing for the Camps Bay Ratepayers Association AGM this evening; for my first Status meeting with new client Ian Halfon, co-owner of Gibson’s Gourmet Burgers and Ribs (in the Waterfront and now also as a Summer pop-up Food Truck in Camps Bay), amazed and delighted at how quickly they are reacting to my suggestions and recommendations 👏; for the Ratepayer’s Association AGM by Zoom, Continue reading →

President Ramaphosa keeps SA at Level 1, selected mandatory vaccinations coming!

 

In a speech to the nation this evening President Ramaphosa announced a number of measures to prevent the spread of the new Omicron variant.  Thankfully regulations remain at Level 1, it was announced by the President.

The President opened his Speech talking about the new Omicron variant, praising our South African scientists for their dedicated work in identifying this new variant.  He said that the variant has more mutations than the other variants, it can be detected by tests, it differs from other variants and is not related Continue reading →

Minister of Tourism announces new Curfew start at 22h00, to assist the struggling Restaurant industry!

 

In a Live broadcast at 14h00 this afternoon Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane announced a significant step forward for the beleaguered restaurant industry, in that the Corona Lockdown Curfew start has been shifted to 22h00, to give restaurants and their customers a full dinner service, as soon as this regulation amendment has been gazetted. The ban on the sale of Alcohol sadly has not yet been lifted.

The Minister also addressed the Leisure accommodation industry, allowing intra-provincial Leisure Travel, permitting the use of open Safari vehicles, as well as presenting an update on Tourism relief payouts. She announced that work is being done on a Tourism Recovery Strategy. She concluded her speech by encouraging a more active participation by women in the Tourism sector, which ‘embraces women as equally capable economic actors’! 

This is the first time that the Government has put the Restaurant industry first, in shifting the Curfew time for the benefit of this industry specifically.

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Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato and Western Cape Premier Alan Winde express shock at heavy-handed Police action against peaceful Restaurant and Tourism industry protest in Cape Town this morning!

 

Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato expressed his shock at the treatment of Restaurant and Tourism industry staff, when they participated in a peaceful demonstration outside Parliament at 10h00 this morning: ‘I am appalled at video footage showing the aggressive conduct of the South African Police Service (SAPS) today as they used heavy handed tactics against peaceful hospitality industry protesters outside parliament this morning’.

I was slightly late for the start of the protest, and in walking past staff of Hudson’s in Kloof Street, they told me that the Police were prepared for the demonstration and started shooting water cannons and tear gas at the Restaurant and Tourism Industry representatives peacefully forming a human chain, with Social Distancing of 1,5 meters apart, outside Parliament. This action led to the peaceful demonstration being brought to an abrupt halt, and staff returning to their restaurants and businesses, angry, and severely disappointed with the police action and in the Government! Continue reading →