Ramaphosa extends SA’s lockdown by another two weeks
Stanlib says the move will further hit the economy and the country may need to look for external sources of financing
09 April 2020 - 20:25
President Cyril Ramaphosa extended the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread Covi-19 outbreak by two weeks on Thursday, acknowledging the need for a larger scale testing of the virus to get a full picture of the prevalence rate.
The initial 21-day stay-at-home order was due to end on April 16, but Ramaphosa said in a televised address to the nation that even as the measures show a level success, the country was at the beginning of a monumental struggle...
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