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Sowetan reports that up to 70% of the country’s hair and beauty salons, spas and tattoo parlours face closure as their businesses remain under the Covid-19 lockdown.
“Indications are that up to 70% will have to close. We will again be doing a snap survey this week,” said Employers Organisation for Hairdressing, Cosmetology and Beauty (EOHCB) national manager Cobus Grobler. On Sunday evening, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the beauty industry would remain under the lockdown when the country moves to level 3 restrictions on 1 June. There are about 90,000 people active in the hair and beauty sector, which is worth about R300bn. Grobler said on Monday that the EOHCB noted with regret that the personal care sector would remain closed. Two weeks ago, lawyer Carlo Viljoen said he had submitted court papers to demand an urgent reopening of hair salons. But, Grobler said the beauty industry could not rely on Wednesday’s court application to save it.
- Read the full original of the above report by Nivashni Nair on page 2 of Sowetan of 26 May 2020
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