South Africa

Government gets down to business as lockdown looms

25 March 2020 - 06:15 By Andisiwe Makinana
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Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in Johannesburg, South Africa. They will form part of the national lockdown.
Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in Johannesburg, South Africa. They will form part of the national lockdown.
Image: Gallo Images/Dino Lloyd

A tourism relief fund, a R1.2bn package towards food production and another R3bn for industrial funding.

These are some of the government's measures to mitigate the economic impact of the 21-day lockdown.

 

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