Businesses in South Africa are reflecting on the tragedy of Covid.
Another businessman, who owns an event management firm, claimed the worst time of the pandemic was in 2020 when the country was at its maximum alert level.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
During the country's fight against Covid-19 and limitations, some of his employees wrote him texts requesting money for meals, according to a South African business owner.
Sakhumzi Maqubela, a restaurant owner in Soweto, told Alan Kasujja of the BBC's Africa Daily program, "It was incredibly painful for me." "It was awful to be of little assistance to my team," he concluded.
"They'd email me images of their belongings being thrown out of their rental units, claiming that they owe the landlord money," he claimed.
Another businessman, who owns an event management firm, claimed the worst time of the pandemic was in 2020 when the country was at its maximum alert level.
That Mothopeng recalls being notified by some of his government colleagues that a lockdown is imminent.
"I was meant to organize the Soweto Camp Festival that Easter, but over 750,000 rands ($48,000; £38,000) worth of deals went missing." So I've put money in, and I can't get a refund," he explained.
South Africa has the largest number of Covid cases on the continent, prompting severe quarantine measures to prevent the disease from spreading.
It lifted the disaster declaration in April 2022, but some safety precautions remained in effect.
