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South Africa’s job market has staged a significant recovery, according to the latest National Income Dynamics Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey (NIDS-CRAM). ....
Hunger worsens despite Covid grants, even as employment recovers from hard lockdown job losses One in five South African households report weekly hunger. File photo. Image: 123RF/Riccardo Lennart Niels Mayer There has been a substantial increase in employment recovery due to eased lockdown measures from last year, but the country continues to battle against hunger. This is according to a National Income Dynamics Study Coronavirus Rapid Mobile survey (Nids-Cram) released on Wednesday. “Between February and April 2020, we had previously found a substantial increase in those who were not employed – from 43% to 52% - as well as an increase in furloughed workers. We now find that by October 2020, the percentage of people employed is much closer to its February pre-pandemic level. ....