EDITORIAL: SA cries out for move to lockdown level 1
Second-quarter GDP contraction of more than 50% is Ramaphosa’s cue to ease restrictions
14 September 2020 - 05:05
It’s almost a foregone conclusion that President Cyril Ramaphosa will further ease restrictions on people’s rights and economic activity when he addresses the nation later this week.
Since his last speech four weeks ago, when he announced the reopening of virtually every sector of the economy and allowed people to legally crack open a beer at a bar, travel between provinces and smoke a cigarette, almost every piece of important data has made the move to level one inevitable. ..
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