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SAâs policies need to reflect how Covid-19 has affected some people more than others
By The Conversation
By Jessika Bohlmann, Helene Maisonnave, Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, Martin Henseler and Ramos Emmanuel Mabugu.
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and the policy measures to combat it, are having profound effects on the economic and social lives of citizens. They are threatening employment as well as the long-term livelihoods and well-being of millions around the world.
South Africa has not been exempted from the socio-economic effects of the pandemic. Its economy has been in decline since it entered a stringent lockdown as the main public health response to curb the spread of the virus in March 2020. This is reflected in its latest available statistics for both gross domestic product (GDP) and employment.