How social security could make life better in SA
THE National State of Disaster declared by the South African government on March 15, 2020, was a direct response to Covid-19. But that response inadvertently intensified three other existing disasters: poverty, unemployment and inequality.
More South African people are poor and unemployed now than before the lockdown was imposed. But some people are richer due to tender corruption and price gouging.
Nine months later, South Africa was at lockdown level 1. This is the new normal. But the hardship and vulnerabilities that Covid-19 has created or exacerbated are not normal, and people still need
