Plea for new round of relief in ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown
Return to stricter conditions imperils more jobs even as it sets out to save lives
03 January 2021 - 00:03
SA's return to level 3 lockdown is likely to dampen an already muted economic recovery and could put more jobs at risk, say economists - especially if the government makes no new relief available to support incomes and companies in hard-hit sectors, and if SA delays embarking on a vaccination programme...
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