Open the beaches and let the wine flow, Winde pleads with Ramaphosa

Wednesday, 27 January, 2021
HeraldLIVE, Aron Hyman
Thousands of jobs and billions of rands are haemorrhaging from the Western Cape’s economy, premier Alan Winde said on Tuesday as he called for a special president’s co-ordinating council (PCC) meeting on lockdown regulations.

Among Winde’s requests were a lifting of the beach ban, a later evening curfew, and a return of alcohol sales on certain days in the week and at restaurants and wine farms.

He wrote to Ramaphosa asking for a meeting as data showed a decline in active Covid-19 cases in the Western Cape from a high of 43,971 on January 11 to 19,407 on Tuesday.

Level 3 lockdown regulations were introduced on December 28 as Covid-19 cases picked up around the country and ahead of new year celebrations. Alcohol sales were banned to curb trauma cases related to drunkenness.

Four weeks later, Winde said the province was heading towards an economic disaster and restrictions needed to be relaxed urgently.

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