Many restaurants say they will find it difficult to re-open under level 3 of the national lockdown due to additional costs.
Many have run out of funds and have turned to government for assistance.
Lawyers who represent the Restaurant Association of South Africa say the sector has suffered a great deal over the past three months.
Its attorneys have communicated with Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane about the new conditions under which restaurants will be allowed to operate, with emphasis being placed on health and safety protocols to stop the spread of COVID-19.
For more we are now joined by Wendy Alberts who is the CEO of Restaurant Association of South Africa.
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