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News24 reports that hairdressers, many of whom are small business owners or self-employed, find themselves among the many service providers who have lost their incomes during the national coronavirus lockdown.
Despite the easing of lockdown regulations allowing for the sale of beauty and hair-related products - even from salons - this is apparently often disregarded by law enforcement officials. The Employers Organisation for Hairdressing Cosmetology and Beauty (EOHCB) put together a petition and got overwhelming support from the industry and clients to reopen salons, but this was unsuccessful. So, an urgent interdict application will be heard in the High Court on 19 May to allow the industry to reopen. Spearheading the initiative is Jade Delphine Tomé, a South African hair industry entrepreneur living in Portugal. She is pushing for the reopening of salons because the industry has always been strict with hygiene and sanitization. At ground level, life has been dire for those in the industry left in limbo by the lockdown regulations, which has led to many workers plying their trade illegally. According to one hairdresser, she is a law-abiding citizen who has been "forced" to break the law to make a living. She is apparently not the only one doing people's hair privately.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Riaan Grobler at News24
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