Hair salons and nail bars will remain closed as South Africa enters curfew from 1 May Staff Writer 26 April 2020 South Africa is set to enter a new … Also from Business Insider South Africa: What cinemas will be like when they reopen: Staggered access and disinfection every half hour; SA’s underground beauty salons are busy — as Sorbet staff get food vouchers; Airbnb is ‘seeking urgent clarity’ … ... A woman is killed every three hours in South Africa, according to police statistics — a rate five times the world average. According to government regulations gazetted on 29 April, beauty, nail and hair salons are allowed to retail specified categories of products, with all treatment services still strictly prohibited. Spearheading the initiative is Jade Delphine Tomé, a South African hair industry entrepreneur living in Portugal. In an interview with … “We have a very large Afro section and a much smaller Caucasian sector. The Mugabes Zimbabwe Dairy Empire Falls From Grace, 'Absolutely Amazing' - How Namibia Cut Seabird Deaths by 98%, Nigerian President Appoints New Civil Defence Boss. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced further easing of coronavirus restrictions. 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 has not made an impression on government. We as an industry are willing to adhere to any guidelines - as long as there is some leniency. News; Local News; COVID-19 restrictions to be relaxed on outdoor gatherings; hair salons, tattoo shops can reopen. Cape Town - The DA has petitioned Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma to allow hair salons to reopen, and said it was preparing to go to court on the matter. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Blondes & Natural Curls (@salonskanda) on Dec 20, 2019 at 5:05am PST But, said Mtshali, the industry is difficult to regulate because there are many workers who work from their homes or informal locations. "The continued ban of the personal care services industry bars hundreds of thousands of people from earning an income during an incredibly stressful and financially devastating period in South Africa," he said. 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"I didn't make a cent for the first three weeks. Restaurants will be allowed to serve sit-down meals to a few people. Right now, a lot of salon workers are destitute - they don't have any income whatsoever. To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you. When government rejected the EOHCB's plea, it immediately spiked a nerve in me to post a video on Facebook, which was a call on stylists and beauticians to say, we need to stand together, we need to fight back, we can't take no for an answer...", Tomé's video quickly went viral and garnered thousands of shares and views. * For the latest on the Covid-19 outbreak, visit IOL's special #Coronavirus page. South Africa will ease lockdown rules for a third time since imposing them in March and allow a range of businesses including eat-in restaurants, casinos and beauty salons to reopen … In its place, a "safer-at-home" plan began. S.Africa set to re-open sit-down eateries, cinemas, hair salons. "So for the past few weeks, I've been doing people's hair privately. "I'm having my hair done on Tuesday and I don't feel guilty about that at all. Macpherson said hair salons were able to implement sanitary protocols and it was unacceptable that Dlamini Zuma had provided no evidence to motivate why they were not allowed to resume trade in terms of regulations governing level 3 of the country's Covid-19 lockdown, which came into effect on Monday. We encourage people to take that route should they feel they're being marginalised in any way.". Commercially-licensed accommodation facilities will also reopen as well as conferences for work purposes. South Africa will ease lockdown rules for a third time since imposing them in March and allow a range of businesses including eat-in restaurants, casinos and beauty salons to reopen despite a steep increase in coronavirus infections. Around one in two are murdered by men with whom they had a close relationship. I would be totally screwed if I weren't doing this.". This includes hair salons and barber shops, nail salons, reflexology, piercing and tattoo parlors by appointment only. On ground level, life has been dire and unpredictable for those in the industry left in limbo by the current lockdown regulations, which has led to many workers plying their trade illegally. While Mtshali was not aware of EOHCB's court application, he said he had seen other representations from the hair industry. ... with windows open South Africa . The stay-at-home order in this Southeastern state expired April 30. AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 600 news and information items daily from over 130 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. 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According to Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs spokesperson Lungi Mtshali, salons should be permitted to sell hair care products under Level 4 lockdown provisions, and that a CIPC permit is not required to do so. For fear of victimisation, the details of the incidents are being withheld. Please try again later. Morne Cronje, head of franchising at FNB Business, in a previous interview said that beauty salons and nail bars are industries that are cater predominantly for women, but that this is beginning to change. "As a result, may salons fear the same thing happening to them, so it is a very precarious situation.". Hair salons allowed to reopen...but how can they do it safely? South Africa: South African Restaurants, Salons to Reopen Amid Virus Surge (Bloomberg) --South Africa will ease lockdown rules for a third time since imposing them in March and allow a range of businesses including eat-in restaurants, casinos and beauty salons to reopen despite a … AFP. Read more "Since the beginning of the lockdown we haven't been able to work at all," she told News24. Cited to 5 ministers including the President of South Africa! I know people who are doing waxing from their homes, doing nails, and pedicures and so on. My boss encouraged me to do it because she can't pay me, and she is doing it too. ", Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox. Reopening of hairdressers and barbers set to be brought forward to June 29th For many people ‘getting their hair done has a mental health element as well’, says Minister ", But, in an ironic twist, Savannah is better off financially than ever before. A client of Savannah's, Nadine*, says the regulations are making criminals out of ordinary people. She is involved with Tomé Distribution, a supplier of products to many local salons for the past 15 years. Lockdown destroyed 42.7% of small business in South Africa – study 7 December 2020 8:14 PM It’s heart-breaking; the results of a study by Finfind and the Department of Small Business Development. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. "The Covid-19 pandemic is ripping lives and livelihoods apart and adding more dependents to the roll of grant recipients every day.". There are ways to make this work, it would be possible if there were just some flexibility. In an address to the nation, Ramaphosa said cinemas and theatres, hotels and business conferences and meetings would be allowed to … "These are people who just want to go about their lives and who don't pose a significant risk to anybody in particular. We've had to resort to being creative with certain tools, such a cutting up a file to use as a foil board, and sourcing our own products. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC. Tomé says she is pushing for the reopening of salons because the industry has always been strict with hygiene and sanitisation and are adhering to Covid-19 regulations purely as a result of its training. Obviously, it's been really stressful... the fear of getting caught and compromising one's professionalism, and looking over your shoulder all the time. Arrest Warrant for South Africa's Magashule a 'Game Changer'? "We would have to ensure that those who do open for business adhere to industry protocols. All rights reserved, Please visit the official Government information portal for Coronavirus by clicking HERE. Hairdressers find themselves among the many service providers losing their income during the coronavirus lockdown that has been in place since 26 March. ", According to Tomé, government's biggest concern is social distancing and human contact. Lockdown level 3: DA says it will go to court to have hair salons reopened By ANA Reporter Jun 2, 2020 Cape Town - The DA has petitioned Cooperative … 18 June 2020 3:28 PM. Dlamini-Zuma is facing two separate court challenges to the continuing ban on the sale of tobacco products in terms of the lockdown regulations. 2700 pages, just one of 6 bundles that have been stamped and issued to the Western Cape High Court for the Hair and Beauty Industry! “Interestingly men are also increasingly making use of these services.” One of those salons, Salon Skanda in Sandy Springs, Georgia, officially reopened to the public on May 1. But Viljoen said there was no guarantee that parts of South Africa would not return to "Level Four", in due course. To Honorable Minister PatelOn behalf of the South African hairdressing industry we are pleading for hairdressing salons to be allowed to open under strictly controlled conditions, when Level 3 lockdown is reached (currently they fall under Level 1).Our reasons are as follows:There is a difference in the public’s need for hairdressing compared to other beauty services. The Hairdressing industry in South Africa is actually divided in to two mainstreams. President Cyril Ramaphosa says strict measures will have to be in place to ensure physical distancing and personal hygiene. Also, all the money goes straight into my pocket - it's been live-saving. JOHANNESBURG: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday announced further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions, allowing sit-down dining for restaurants and for personal care salons to resume operations despite record daily cases. Macpherson noted many who earned their living from personal care services were single mothers who had no other source of income, and the ban was adding to the ranks of those rendered jobless by the lockdown. Savannah* is a hairstylist who, out of desperation, has started to visit clients at their homes to make ends meet. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. I know so many people in the industry who don't know how they're going to put food on the table. "We are going to fight this case on a fact-by-fact basis, using expert witnesses, proving that we can adhere to all the lockdown regulations - more so than other industries.". AllAfrica publishes around 600 reports a day from more than 130 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. Assisting with the initiative is Jade Tomé, a South African hair industry entrepreneur currently living in Portugal. Tags: Hair salon ... 'Emigration is threatening private healthcare in South Africa' But according to Tomé, there have been some setbacks, such as alleged harassment by law enforcement and confiscation of stock, despite paperwork being in order. (Bloomberg) --South Africa will ease lockdown rules for a third time since imposing them in March and allow a range of businesses including eat-in … To add insult to injury, many of them are small business owners or self-employed, which means they do not qualify for unemployment insurance benefits. "There is a much bigger demand and I'm getting many referrals. "The continued criminalisation of the personal care services industry under level 3 is irrational, arbitrary and unlawful, and should the minister not answer the letter from our lawyers by 2pm on Wednesday, 3 June, she will leave the DA no option but to litigate," DA spokesperson on trade and industry Dean Macpherson said. ** If you think you have been exposed to the Covid-19 virus, please call the 24-hour hotline on 0800 029 999 or visit sacoronavirus.co.za, © 2021 Independent Online and affiliated companies. 10 May 2020. By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy. I feel like driving something like this underground is really undemocratic and nonsensical. But I had no choice, I have to do it - I have to pay my bills and put food on the table, there is no other way out.". My boss couldn't pay any expenses or salaries. "But there are retail stores that are open where products are handled by people, and we as an industry are willing to settle to only sell retail products.". "All our equipment is sterilised and cleaned, as always. "I'm just trying to pay my bills, I'm not doing some shady shit.". South Africa: Hairdressers Plan Brush With the Law to Reopen Salons During Lockdown. Savannah does not believe that working illegally poses any real risks. They further ask whether a determination was specifically made that the personal care services industry was not deemed safe to resume trade, and if so, who made the decision and for what reasons. "About two-and-a-half weeks ago we started getting messages from many of our clients - who over the years have become our friends - who have reached a point of real desperation. According to Savannah, she is a law-abiding citizen who has been "forced" to break the law to make a living. At least we'll know that those environments will be 100% controlled, sterilised and hygienic. I've never broken a law in my life; in fact, I have a law degree. ", As a consequence, the EOHCB will take its case to the High Court on 19 May, represented by advocate Carlo Viljoen. "Many people are doing this. News. ", Tomé acknowledges that there are many home-based salons and informal hairdressers that will be difficult to regulate, should concessions be made for the industry to operate. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. But we have put in place an arbitration process for people who feel aggrieved by any part of the regulations. We use hand sanitiser, all our appointments are one-on-one, we wear masks - as long as everything is hygienic, the regulations don't need to be so extreme. Salons that wish to retail during Level 4 of the national Covid-19 lockdown must obtain a CIPC permit. Sole proprietors cannot register with CIPC, but are able to get a letter and copy of the CIPC permit of the company that supplies their products, should they have one. 6 months ago. "We decided we had to try to do something to get some form of reprieve. Kofi, a barber, resumes work after the partial lockdown halt the spread of the COVID-19 was lifted in Accra, Ghana, April 20, 2020. South Africa remains at lockdown alert Level 3, but additional sectors of our economy will now be allowed to reopen. Breadcrumb Trail Links. According to government regulations gazetted on 29 April, beauty, nail and hair salons are allowed to retail specified categories of products, with all treatment services still strictly prohibited. And she's not the only one. Who Killed Ethiopia's Respected Former Foreign Minister? "In one of the representations, somebody sent me a picture motivating why they should be open for business, but from the picture it is apparent that there is no social distancing. 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