Today marks exactly six months since the coronavirus was declared a national disaster in SA on March 15. And Friday marked six months since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the coronavirus a pandemic.

Since then, the global economy has slipped into recession and millions have lost their jobs, prompting central banks around the world to launch unprecedented stimulus. Locally, the economic damage has been even worse. ..

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