Cape Town - The "senseless bomb attack" on a Green Point gay bar in the early hours of Saturday kept hundreds of patrons away from the city's gay district for the rest of the weekend.
The powerful explosion that ripped through the Blah Bar wounded nine people, not six as originally reported by police. The bomb used was a home-made device.
Police said they had no new leads and were no closer to establishing a motive.
Five patients were treated at Somerset Hospital, four of whom have been discharged.
One was referred to the City Park Hospital in Cape Town. Four other patients in City Park were in a stable condition, while the patient transferred from Somerset was in a serious condition.
Glyn Delaney, co-owner of the Blah Bar, said: "It's outrageous, shocking and senseless. Besides the huge financial loss, people have lost their jobs."
Three of her staff members were injured. Other staff members were treated for shock.
Delaney vowed to reopen the bar to prove a point.
The bar was bombed just days after it featured as an official venue for Cape Town millennium celebration parties.
Gay nightclub and bar owners see the attack as a serious blow for tourism. Justin Deyssel, owner of Angels gay nightclub, said nightclub and bar owners had felt the loss, and about 300 people had stayed away from his bar alone.
Delaney said the Blah Bar would be closed indefinitely because the place was wrecked.
"I believe the attack was against the gay community of Cape Town which, after Sydney (Australia), is considered one of the main gay venues for millennium parties. It is a serious blow for tourism."
Cape Town Tourism manager Sheryl Ozinsky on Saturday condemned the incident.
Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo shared the same sentiments, saying the incident was a serious blow to Cape Town, which was busy inviting tourists for millennium celebrations. - Own Correspondents