NDZ overrules Ramaphosa on closing times for restaurants and bars
19 December 2020
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has found out that once again, Minister Dlamini-Zuma has decided to overrule President Ramaphosa through the latest amended regulations published on the 17th of December 2020.
This time, Minster Dlamini-Zuma has unilaterally decided to change the closing time for restaurants, bars, gyms, cinemas, theatres and museums from 10pm to 9pm.
On the 14th of December 2020 in his “Address to the Nation”, President Ramaphosa said, “The hours of the curfew will be longer, starting at 11pm and ending at 4am. Non-essential establishments, including restaurants and bars, will have to close at 10pm so that staff and patrons can get home before the enforcement of the curfew”.
On the 17th of December 2020, Minister Dlamini-Zuma published the regulations that stated in fact this has been brought forward to 9pm.