Admired by some but berated by others for imposing a tight lockdown, AFP has profiled President Cyril Ramaphosa's fresh leadership test over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
South Africa had already slipped into recession in the final quarter of 2019 before the virus arrived. AFP/File/MARCO LONGARI
The rand meanwhile has depreciated by 22.9 percent since January. Unemployment is very high and so is poverty. “This lockdown is costing our economy around 13 billion rand a day,” said DA leader John Steenhuisen. “The president must end it tomorrow.” A South African soldier hands over cigarettes he seized from a small shop to a policeman. The tobacco ban is still in force . AFP/File/Michele Spatari
Mathekga said Ramaphosa was walking a tightrope even within the ruling African National Congress, where he was not greatly popular.
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