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Tourist facilities, such as hotels and bed and breakfast hostels, remain open. Some parties are held at relatively cheaper B & Bs.
“You book a hostel for US $ 100 (around R1,450), you invite about 20 friends, you bring drinks and a good DJ. It’s even cheaper than spending at a nightclub, ”said one of the partygoers.
The biggest losers are the nightclub owners in the CBD. Those trying to break curfew rules must be prepared to deal with corrupt law enforcement officers, usually teams made up of police and soldiers who keep them open for hours for a fee.
“It’s bad, but what can we do [except bribe]? The government is not being fair to us. We are not Covid-19 transmission centers. Look at the public transportation system. The buses are overcrowded and controlled by the government. Even so-called “essential services” are just as bad.
“In the first week of January next year, we are expected to pay school fees, buy uniforms and other essentials, but we were closed on what was supposed to be our busiest season. If the worst comes to the worst, we will celebrate in the mountains, ”said a club owner.
The government rejected a proposal from the Vic Falls Carnival to celebrate the annual New Year’s Eve event, which generally draws crowds from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zambia.
“There is no carnival this year. We left it after the government rejected our proposal to host the event due to the Covid-19 pandemic, ”said carnival spokesman Emmanuel Tivatyi.
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