The first results of a survey of 7000 South Africans looked at the impact of the pandemic on employment, health and hunger, among other issues. CapeTimesSA lockdown pandemic
Cape Town - Three million South Africans have lost their jobs as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown.
Yesterday, the first results of a survey of 7000 South Africans looked at the impact of the pandemic on employment, health and hunger, among other issues.. Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit director at UCT, Professor Murray Leibbrandt said: “We can’t say too much about policy but we can say a lot about the lockdown, and it did have an incredible effect on South Africans, with 18% of employed having lost jobs and another 18% or more who do not work any more. The social relief has been slow.”
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