Nightclubs to reopen as SOE restrictions end

Back again: Nightclubs are set to reopen PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Back again: Nightclubs are set to reopen PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

Nightclubs will reopen from October 1, as other trading restrictions on businesses are lifted due to the end of the State of Emergency (SOE), Investment, Trade and Industry minister, Mmusi Kgafela has said.

Parliament approved President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s request for the SOE last April and subsequently extended it twice. The SOE, which came with accompanying regulations, introduced various business trading restrictions and other limitations to fight COVID-19. Masisi recently said government would not seek a further extension of the SOE.

This morning, Kgafela said the restrictions on businesses, such as trading hours, would end on September 30. Nightclubs have not been allowed to operate since March 21, 2020 and many of the businesses have since closed or had their premises converted to other uses.

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