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The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about an unprecedented turn of events, exposing inequalities and poverty prevailing in society, as well as the structural weaknesses in the SA economy. This grim reality warranted that government put together a R500 billion stimulus package to cushion the blows of the pandemic on consumers and businesses who have been…

Soccer ball (Photo by Francisco Estrada/LatinContent via Getty Images) The Department of Sport will allow sports to return around the country as long as they adhere to certain protocols.This includes a list of demands that must be met.No sporting body can allow any sport to take place without prior approval.The Department of Sport and Recreation has…

Two workers in an underground mine. Policymakers must balance managing the virus with the economic cost of lockdownsThe authors have developed a model to assess short-term economic shocksTheir findings show that the economic impact has been severeLow-income workers have been hit hardest, and the biggest shocks were to mining, service and non-essential industries.In trying to…

The state has based its ban on studies that are inconclusive.The state also says the ban has been effective at reducing smoking.But the Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association says smoking is as essential to smokers as food, and Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has overstepped her powers.An analyst says the state avoided the illicit trade argument because…

Video above: Virus impact forcing massive job cuts at BoeingAs restrictions open up, and more Americans consider traveling to shake off the quarantine cabin fever, the safest way to travel may not seem so safe. Riding in an airplane, enclosed with people around you, seems like the opposite of social distancing. But with some workplaces…