THE Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, has noted with concern the non-compliance by some restaurants since the move to alert level 2 of the Covid-19 risk adjusted strategy.
“We have received numerous complaints from ordinary law-abiding citizens, other operators and employees about the situation in these restaurants,” the Minister said in a statement.
Some restaurants are reportedly disregarding the curfew (effective between 10pm and 4am), offering take-away alcohol and are not enforcing social distancing and the wearing of masks, as required by law.
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“This does not only risk these businesses licences, it also endangers the safety of their loyal customers and dedicated workers,” Kubayi-Ngubane said.
The Minister has written letters to restaurants, insisting and appealing yet again for their co-operation.
She said the sector cannot risk having any the hard-earned gains made thus far reversed, as this will have a devastating impact on the recovery of the sector.
Her statement comes after South Africa reported 114 new Covid-19 related deaths, bringing the death toll to 14 263 since the outbreak in March.
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