Restaurants, Conference Centres & Casinos to Reopen from Monday

Faizel Patel – 26/06/2020

Photo: Durbanville Hills

Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has announced that restaurants, conference centres and casinos will re-open from Monday.

The minister briefed the media on Friday outlining the guidelines for these sectors more than a week after President Cyril Ramaphosa gave the go-ahead.

Kubayi-Ngubane says there will be no alcohol or buffets and menus and tables must be sanitised with adequate spacing inline with social distancing measures.

“No buffet shall be offered to guests for self service. Menus must be replaced with non-touch options or sanitised after each use by a guest. Tables must be sanitised before and after each guest’s use.”

She says conference centre’s will be also allowed to open with a limited number of people.

“The number of persons entering a conference or a meeting venue shall not be more than 50 and a conference or a meeting must adhere to the requirements related to physical distancing which is at least 1.5 metres. Records are to be kept of the full details of all employees.”

Kubayi-Ngubane says leisure activities, visits to friends and family are still prohibited while hotels are not allowed to provide accommodation for leisure activities.

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