President Cyril Ramaphosa visiting Central food bank Booysens and COVID-19 facilities in Gauteng.
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WORLDVIEW: Lockdown is over, but in SA, Covid-19 is just getting started
South Africaβs lockdown is all but over. Unfortunately, the sunset of lockdown comes at the same time as the coronavirus outbreak is catching its stride.
South Africa's lockdown is all but over. While there is still some confusion on specifics, restrictions are lifting, and South Africans are getting back to work (where they can) and living their lives.
Unfortunately, the sunset of lockdown comes at the same time as the coronavirus outbreak in South Africa is just catching its stride. Biznews has some excellent charts available to track the pandemic, but I want to focus on some comparative information available for free on the Financial Times website. The chart below was created on the 18th of June.
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