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Jul
31
2020
By The African Mirror
Curfew adjusted by an hour in South Africa to help restaurants

Curfew adjusted by an hour in South Africa to help restaurants

COVID-19
SOUTH Africa will allow struggling sit-down restaurants to serve customers dinner for an extra hour until 10 p.m, Minister of Tourism Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane announced on Thursday. The government had allowed sit-down restaurants to reopen at the end of June after coronavirus restrictions were eased, but it restricted opening hours to 9 p.m (1900 GMT) and banned alcohol sales, which the sector says is damaging to profitability and jobs. Restaurant and bar owners, along with their employees took to the streets on July 22, demanding an end to the curfew and that they should be allowed to sell alcohol. "We believe…
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Jul
27
2020
By The African Mirror
Kenya bans alcohol, extends curfew as COVID-19 cases surge

Kenya bans alcohol, extends curfew as COVID-19 cases surge

NEWS
GEORGE OBULUTSA and OMAR MOHAMMED  KENYA's President Uhuru Kenyatta has extended a nightly curfew for 30 days to curb the spread of COVID-19 and banned alcohol sales in restaurants but stopped short of locking down the country again despite a surge in cases. The curfew had been due to be lifted on August 6 or 7. Kenya has so far reported 17,975 cases of infection with the new coronavirus and 285 deaths from the related disease COVID-19. The health ministry said on Sunday it had reported 960 more cases, the biggest daily jump since the first case was confirmed in…
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Jul
20
2020
By The African Mirror
Caught flouting curfew in bar, Kenyan official quits COVID committee

Caught flouting curfew in bar, Kenyan official quits COVID committee

NEWS
THE chairman of Kenya's senate committee overseeing the government's response to the coronavirus crisis has quit the post after police said he flouted an overnight curfew to enjoy drinks with others in a Nairobi bar. "I will bear responsibility ... I apologise to Kenyans and I will face the full consequences of the law," Johnson Sakaja, who represents Nairobi county and is a close ally of President Uhuru Kenyatta, told reporters. Police said Sakaja was caught in the early hours of Saturday morning drinking with about 10 others, long after a 9 p.m.-4 a.m. curfew had set in. He is…
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