Feisty restauranteurs let rip on their 'gatvol' factor with landlords, bureaucracy, Eskom, government

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Ocean Basket CEO Grace Harding and award-winning independent restauranteur Forti Mazzone share the frustrations that bedevil SA's hospitality sector. Harding, a pistol of note, bemoans the poor response from the targets of her well read Open Letter to Landlords, while Mazzone tempers the cussing which marks his regular social media outbursts. Bottom line: SA's bureaucracy went AWOL during the Covid crisis - and is still missing in action. Workers unable to draw unemployment benefits, forced instead to rely on the generosity of already hard-pressed employers, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29 Jun 2022 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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