Restaurant Association: 100 people limit a blow to industry
The Restaurants Association of South Africa has described the decision by the government to limit the number of people inside restaurants to 100 as a huge blow to the industry.
The organisation's CEO Wendy Alberts says the industry has written to the Minister of Tourism Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane to urgently intervene.
“We have obviously been hit with a blow that we will only be allowed to have numbers of 100 within all our establishment. This has really become a really problematic announcement for us.
"We have contacted the office of the Minister of Tourism to have a conversation of ways we can be responsible around the number. There are establishments who can take a higher number in excess of 1000. We are trying to be responsible and play our role.”
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On Monday evening, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced further restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19.
This includes a new curfew of between 23:00 and 04:00.
Bars and restaurants will now only be allowed to sell alcohol between 10:00 and 18:00 only on Monday until Thursday.
The president said that restaurants will also have to close at 10pm in order for workers to reach their homes on time.
