Gauteng Premier David Makhura says the province's best case scenario would see 890 000 people lose their jobs, while the worst case scenario could see as many as two million jobs lost. | Day54ofLockdown
Gauteng Premier David Makhura has warned that massive job losses would hit the country’s economic hub as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to damage the economy.
Of the 7 million projected job losses due to Covid-19 in South Africa, Makhura said many of them would be in the province. DA caucus leader Solly Msimanga said the provincial government had to proactively put measures in place to mitigate the effect of the pandemic on the economy, including in the way it used the Covid-19 funds.
Despite quickly becoming the country's Covid-19 epicentre soon after its first confirmed case on March 7, Gauteng has since seen a gradual decrease in infection rates while other provinces, including the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape, continue to see a surge in infections.
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