Even the most beloved local institutions aren’t safe from the effects of the nationwide lockdown on the economy. Clarke’s Bookshop in Cape Town, which has been operating in Long Street for almost 65 years, is facing a financial crisis and is asking for help to keep its door open.  

“Bookselling at the best of times relies on a very tight cash flow, and the pandemic has had a devastating effect on ours,” says co-director Andrew Sales...

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