“We are still hugely affected by the pandemic. Imagine putting your salary on hold but still accumulating debt from rental‚ accounts and living expenses? A total of 29 families depend on the income they were getting from the salon. I was getting a salary as well and had to relocate to an affordable space and return a company car.”On Tuesday‚ she reopened her Pretoria branch with all safety precautions in place.
“We came on Saturday to deep clean the space and arrange furniture to adhere to the 1.5m distancing regulation. We went from having 18 workstations to 11. We’ve placed sanitisers at the door‚ reception and each workstation and in the kitchen space.” Sibisi said rebuilding won't be easy but she plans to move to a cheaper rental space and rework her way to success.