How world sees SA: Many entrepreneurs now destitute, desperate under Covid-19
South Africa earned a reputation as a deteriorating country quagmired in corruption and inefficiency in the nine lost years under former president Jacob Zuma. For a brief time, international investors were excited that business savvy Cyril Ramaphosa had managed to outmanoeuvre the Zuma clique in the ANC to take the helm of the party. But economic growth has not taken off under Ramaphosa. He has not been helped by the unexpected shock of Covid-19 and the costly measures that have had to be taken to preserve lives. The Washington Post underscores that many people who were making a decent living and starting to flourish have been set back, further exacerbating the gap between the very rich and the very poor. β Jackie Cameron
By Thulasizwe Sithole
South Africa's economic sacrifices to save lives in one of the strictest Covid-19 national lockdowns has led to many of its once-successful entrepreneurs quickly becoming destitute and desperate. This is the message the Washington Post shares with its readers in a feature on how Africa is fighting the coronavirus.
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