Wilderness Safaris’ operations back at full steam
Friday, August 05, 2022 | 1270 Views |
Optimistic: Binns believes the business has turned the corner
Following the COVID-19 slump and restrictions that nearly collapsed the tourism sector, group chair, Kabelo Binns said not only had OWS been able to return nearly all workers to full pay but had awarded them a small raise to help cushion them against rising inflation.
"Having had to, at various stages in the process, suspend operations at some of our camps, all are now open and operational again," he said in a statement this week.
While the minister is of the view that the proposal would have significant positive economic impact, the entertainment industry players believe otherwise. The issue has over the weeks become a hot potato. But what is of essence right now is that the country needs liberal ideas to move in the right direction While opening up the economy may sound quite interesting to the ear, rolling out extended trading hours through pilot programmes without...