Dear Industry There is a very short window of opportunity for you to have your say on the proposed lockdown levels, where hairdressing currently falls under level 1 and will therefore be among the last to reopen. Everyone who is affected by this may have your say! Please carefully follow the step by step process below TODAY (Monday) in order to submit your comments for government to consider. 1. Address an email to lockdowncomments@cogta.gov.za 2. Title your email: Comments

She glances into the camera. She reminds you of a classic Grace Jones. Her hair, her bone structure, her piercing eyes transports you to the late 70’s. Before you’re too mesmerized, you become fixed on the colours in her hair, its shape, and how much it reminds you of an architectural masterpiece. Perfectly juxtaposed: fierce but feminine, strong yet soft. A feeling that can only be created by vision, craft, and mastery. One that won its creator the title, ITVA Creative Artis

Once the lock-down is lifted it is likely that different types of businesses will re-open in phased stages. Regardless, it will take some businesses a lot longer to re-establish themselves and sadly, there will be some that will not be able to re-open. I am convinced that hair and beauty salons, nail bars and gyms will be among the first to recover because of the role they play in the well-being of their clients (looking good and feeling great). Do not underestimate the valu

UIF CLAIMS VIA TERS SCHEME The Department of Labour has published new regulations which outline South Africa’s new Covid-19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS). The regulations note that during the country’s 21-day lockdown, companies will have to shut down and employees laid off temporarily. While employers are encouraged to continue to pay employees, where this is not economically possible, the Department of Labour says it has created a special benefit under t

Are you keen to generate revenue for your salon during lockdown and beyond? Salon Products is an online portal where your clients can order their products direct – and you get the commission, just as if they were buying from your salon. Salon Products is an authorised supplier to deliver during lockdown, so there will be no delay. Now you can market an even wider range of products to your clients, and they can choose from whatever is available through Salon Products, even if

With changes and updates constantly being published, the Hairnews team are doing our best to bring them to you as soon as we can, so that you can benefit from these measures. Please take a look on our Covid-19 tab on the Hairnews website, where we are publishing everything that is relevant during lockdown, including education as well as business advice and relief measures. Here is the latest update on what the four major banks are offering, and how you can contact them to app

L’Oréal Home Academy and Charles Junior Louw with Wella Trendvision are hosting events this week, and there’s a stunning video out from Goldwell to watch at your convenience. Information below! It’s a busy week for online industry fabulousness. The awesome L’Oréal Home Academy has a fabulous line-up of Instagram-based education which is daily at 12 noon on @tarynloreal page and then again later on the guest artists’ page. Here’s the line-up: • • • • • • • • • • Tomorrow (Tues

Our Tuesday motivator – a reminder that though it might seem forever, our lockdown time is temporary!

The details of Johann Rupert’s R1-billion donation to offset the effects of the Covid-19 crisis have been announced. Entrepreneurs (formal sole proprietors) can get a cash payment of R25,000 which is a once-off grant, and does not have to be repaid. Businesses can also apply for this cash payment, as well as a low interest loan of up to R1-million. The loan comes with a 12-month repayment holiday. What must businesses do? Businesses must be tax-compliant, and prove that they

Social stigma in the context of health is the negative association between a person or group of people and a specific disease. In an outbreak, this may mean people are labelled, stereotyped, discriminated against, treated separately, and/or experience loss of status because of a perceived link with a disease. Such treatment can negatively affect those with the disease, as well as their caregivers, family, friends and communities. People who don’t have the disease but share ot