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South Africa: South Africa Needs to End the Lockdown - Here's a Blueprint for Its Replacement
The Conversation Africa, 9 April 2020
The public debate on strategies to tackle COVID-19 often unhelpfully positions health and economic considerations in a diametric fashion - as trade-offs. In fact, economic policy… Read more »
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South Africa: Not Just Our Lives Threatened By Virus, but Our Livelihoods - DA On Extended Lockdown
News24Wire, 10 April 2020
The DA is in sharp disagreement with President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to extend the country's lockdown. Read more »
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South Africa: ANC Welcomes Decision to Extend National Lockdown
News24Wire, 10 April 2020
The ANC has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to extend the lockdown as the country continues to fight the spread of Covid-19. Read more »
COVID-19 - Top Parties Differ On South African Lockdown Extension
While the ruling African National Congress welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement of an additional two weeks to the country's nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, official opposition party the Democratic Alliance warned of "economic fallout" and said it was a "mistake" to pit the lives of people against their livelihoods.
InFocus
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the 21-day lockdown to April 30, 2020. In his address to the nation last night, Ramaphosa said: "We are only at the beginning of ... Read more »
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South Africa has recorded the first deaths from COVID-19, just as the country's 21-day lockdown comes into effect. The total number of infected people is past the 1,000 mark, ... Read more »
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President Cyril Ramaphosa told the country in a nationwide broadcast that this action was "urgently and drastically" needed to prevent novel coronavirus infections from escalating ... Read more »
