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Adjusted lockdown: Tourism sector still in âdangerous zoneâ
Industry welcomes the lifting of the alcohol ban and opening of interprovincial travel, but says it is still in critical condition.
By Palesa Mofokeng
27 Jul 2021 00:01
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The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) says although it welcomes the lifting of the liquor ban and the opening of Gauteng interprovincial travel, it believes there is still a long way to go before the sector is out of the âdanger zoneâ.
âThe fact that the bans are lifted does not mean we are going back to work as normal. We still know that we have some restrictions, we are still in a pandemic and the international markets are still not open to coming to South Africa. So thereâs still an uphill battle,â says TBCSA CEO Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa.
This means that:
Interprovincial travel for leisure may resume.
Non-essential establishments like restaurants, taverns, bars and fitness centres may be opened. These establishments will however need to close by 9pm to allow their employees and patrons to travel home before the start of the curfew.
Gatherings will be allowed but will be limited to a maximum of 50 people indoors and 100 people outdoors.
Where the venue is too small to accommodate these numbers with appropriate social distancing, then no more than 50 per cent of the capacity of the venue may be used.
Gatherings include religious services, political events and social gatherings.
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To address these two crises, we have to take several actions at once.
Firstly, we have to contain the spread of the coronavirus and limit its impact on economic activity.
Secondly, we have to accelerate our vaccination programme so that the vast majority of adult South Africans can be vaccinated before the end of the year.
Thirdly, we need to ensure that peace and stability is maintained throughout the country and that there are no further incidents of violence.
Fourthly, in response to both the pandemic and the recent violence, we need to provide support and relief to poor households, in order to alleviate the hardships they are going through and reduce hunger.
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