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Saturday Star reports that the Restaurant Association of SA (Rasa) has labelled the government “irresponsible” for not allowing eateries to fully reopen under level 3 lockdown regulations.
According to the association, since the national Covid-19 lockdown was implemented on 26 March, the industry has suffered enormously, with thousands of restaurants forced to close permanently. Currently, restaurants are only open for collection and delivery services, but all sit-down services are forbidden until level 1. Wendy Alberts, chief executive of Rasa, said: “At this point, our restaurants are completely crippled. The industry is completely decimated as a result of the government not being able to put the necessary standards in place in order for us to open safely.” She claimed that the lockdown has left close to 800,000 people without an income. Alberts went on to comment: “There are hundreds of restaurants that have been forced to close. Daily, I’m getting people that are phoning me saying they are going into liquidation and closing because it’s too hard. They can’t survive on the margins. They don’t have any more funds, and the banks are not prepared to give funding.” The Restaurant Collective, an association of sit-down restaurants including Ocean Basket, Tasha’s, Signature Restaurant and Famous Brands-Signature Brands, has also been advocating for level 3 to allow sit-down dining.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Sameer Naik at Saturday Star
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