“Initially there was such a big support for this thing. But government allowed that goodwill to erode…it began to struggle with the problem of legitimacy when people became irritated with the lockdown measures.” SouthAfrica Lockdown Covid19
Africa’s most industrialised nation is preparing to reopen its economy on Monday as it moves into level three of a five-tier lockdown, in force since March 27, sowing bitter divisions.
“But government allowed that goodwill to erode… it began to struggle with the problem of legitimacy when people became irritated with the lockdown measures.” The head of the left-wing Economic Freedom Fighters party Julius Malema opposed the easing of lockdown and said Ramaphosa had effectively resigned as “the captain of the ship”.
The National Treasury has warned that more than 2.5 million jobs could be cut as a result of the pandemic, with wages and salaries expected to fall by as much as 30 percent.
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