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This was done between July and October, during which time legal action was brought against nearly 500 employers.
On Friday, December 4, 2020, city authorities joined Health Minister Zweli Mhkize and Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo to visit Cape Town’s metro. Image: @ ZweliMkhize / Twitter.
CAPE TOWN – Cape Town’s law enforcement agencies have inspected more than 8,200 businesses to verify that COVID-19 security protocols are being followed.
This was done between July and October during which time legal actions were brought against about 500 employers.
The municipality said monitoring of supermarkets, restaurants, entertainment venues and more has increased as coronavirus cases mount.
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Over 1,000 stores were found to be out of compliance during that period.
Thirty of these received notifications of temporary closure.
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Among them is a supermarket and four liquor outlets, including bars. Many did not meet health and safety standards.
Alcohol remains a concern for authorities who say that alcohol abuse is adding more strain to city health services and workers.
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The city said it had already improved enforcement in areas of concern and that if no action was taken now, the metro or the province could face stricter closure restrictions.
Zahid Badroodien from the city said: “We go to all the different suburbs, we go to nightclubs, restaurants and we do inspections. We are finding people and we are tackling it and trying to do what we can. “
Ten schools, 39 restaurants and 125 supermarkets were also criticized for breaking safety and health regulations.
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