Restaurant sector, currently in ICU on a ventilator, will die if we must wait for Level 1 - Ocean Basket's Grace Harding

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Alec Hogg speaks to Chief Executive of Ocean Basket and spokesperson for the Restaurant Collective, Grace Harding, about South Africa's strict lockdown and the enormous strain which it has placed upon the country's restaurant industry. From banks to landlords, Harding discuses the different responses and levels of support the restaurant industry has received. She emphasises the effort that restaurants have placed into developing a Covid-safe protocol for the industry that supports up to two million people - all in the hopes that the sector won't have to wait until Level 1 to re-open. In a desperate plea she states: "With a hand on my heart... We will not make it!" - Nadya Swart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 May 2020 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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