With the real economic impact of the coronavirus lockdown now beginning to reveal the depth of poverty in South Africa, frustration is building over the strategy being used to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
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There is a way to allow all businesses on board the economy without being irresponsible enough to exacerbate the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Institute of Race Relations (IRR).
South Africa will need "good leadership" that seizes the Coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to address the country's severe inequality crisis in order for the nation to emerge as a healthier society, according to independent political commentator Kim Heller.
Businesses in the Isiphingo business district south of Durban are prepared for any eventuality of looting and violence that may occur during the lockdown, according to the area's business group.
The Isipingo Business Forum (IBF) has slammed the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) for making a "sensational" story earlier this week.
South Africa today celebrates Freedom Day in commemoration of 26 years of democracy. However, freedom is yet to become a lived reality for many South Africans who continue to face extreme levels of poverty, according to Irfaan Mangera.
South Africa today celebrates twenty six years since the birth of democracy. While huge strides have been made in terms of progress, a large number of the nation remains gripped by poverty, and inequality has progressed ever since the end of Apartheid.
The South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) has described the financial challenges facing the media industry as "an absolute crisis".
Jobless people and informal traders are amongst those who will be the hardest-hit by the economic impact of the nationwide lockdown, an expert has said.
We Cannot Ignore The Covid-19 Crisis But The Lockdown Will Amplify SA's Economic Woes - Expert17/4/2020
South Africa cannot ignore the Covid-19 health crisis but has generated further economic trouble with the lockdown strategy, an economic expert has said.
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AuthorZahid Jadwat is a South African writer, columnist, podcaster and radio show host. Archives
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