Coming after the devastating announcement by Stats SA that 2.2-million people lost their jobs in the second quarter, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan highlights the urgency of getting our economy moving again.

At this point policymakers, legislators and decision-takers should be focused with a laser-like intensity on growth and jobs. One primary question must be asked of every proposed policy, piece of legislation and regulation: will it aid or impede the post-Covid economic recovery?..

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