Ramaphosa Speech – Last night’s address to the nation by Cyril Ramaphosa gave us all reason for hope. The tireless negotiations by various industry associations and representatives have born fruit. The COVID-19 protocols tabled have been passed as acceptable in assisting the fight against this crippling pandemic and allowing for the phased opening of our sector.
Dates of activation need to be finalised and protocols published. It’s time to make ready.
HSC are ready and have a basket of services that will help you with opening. These include Flexible hospitalitlity staffing, training on new COVID protocols as well as motivational refresher courses for staff returning to work.

Stephen is a hospitality professional from Johannesburg South Africa. His career started with THF hotels in the UK and subsequently with the Southern Sun Hotel group in Johannesburg. Hickmore Recruitment / CareerMap, is a leading supplier of Senior and Exec recruitment services for the hospitality industry in Southern Africa. Stephen recently added career change services, headlining as CareerMap, to assist job applicants. Stephen is a founder and business developer of Pple Hospitality (formerly HSC) the largest Hospitality Industry full-service outsourced staffing company in South Africa. In March 2020 Stephen became a director and part-owner of the Swiss Hotel School South Africa. Stephen writes for a number of publications on food and hospitality industry matters, trends and opinions.