3 April 2020 Media Statement: Food vendors and hawkers allowed to trade food during lockdown
Media Statement
For Immediate Release
3 April 2020
Media Statement: Food vendors and hawkers allowed to trade food during lockdown
Only street vendors that have an existing trading permit that was issued by local municipalities before the Covid-19 lockdown, are allowed to operate. They may only sell basic food products. Hot meals and food preparation not be permitted. Spaza shops selling essential groceries are allowed to trade from 08:00 – 18:00.
FALSE INFORMATION
Information is going the rounds that hawkers and street vendors can request permits to trade during lockdown from municipal councillors. The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma communicated this statement via various news channels yesterday and this morning. It has however been retracted during a video conference session between the Department and Executive Mayors at 14:00 today.
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Herman Pieters | Senior Communicator
Garden Route District Municipality
E-mail: communications@gardenroute.gov.za
Garden Route District Multi-Agency Command Centre