Hairdressers are lobbying for a return to work as their financial losses mount during the coronavirus lockdown.
“I’ve had to cut his hair when lockdown began, which has been terrible. Now he needs another haircut but I can’t cut it the way he wants, I can only do bald. I need braids, I have to wear a wig for my virtual meetings, and it’s a mess,” said Maxhele.
“There will be plenty desperate hairdressers who would be willing to do people’s hair. Also, people don’t have money at the moment, so most won’t be doing fancy and expensive hairstyles.He said that every business — as long as people provide for their families through it — is essential. “People interact everywhere, malls and so forth. So the idea that hairdressers would not be chatting to clients is not achievable. Just like tellers at banks, hairdressers work with people. But we are well trained on hygiene, we already were doing the things we’re expected to do now,” Russolillo said. He said that most of his shops are in retail malls and, as a result, negotiating a rent holiday has been difficult.
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