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South Africa:
Ramaphosa's Government Steps Up to Plate With R500 Billion Stimulus Plan
Daily Maverick, 21 April 2020
There will also be a 'R200bn loan guarantee scheme in partnership with the major banks, the National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank' to provide financial relief to… Read more »
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South Africa:
President Announces More Relief Measures for Distressed Citizens
News24Wire, 21 April 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a set of new measures aimed at saving the economy and countering growing hunger and distress across the country amid the coronavirus… Read more »
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South Africa:
Lockdown to Be Phased Out Gradually, Guided By Best Scientific Evidence - Ramaphosa
News24Wire, 21 April 2020
While the lockdown in its current format is set to end on 30 April, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a phased approached will be followed. Read more »
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South Africa:
Hard Lessons of Hunger for the Governing ANC - and a Multi-Billion Rand Funding Hole
Daily Maverick, 22 April 2020
Amid talk of a 'new economy... founded on fairness, empowerment, justice and equality', President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday evening announced a wide-ranging socio-economic package… Read more »
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South Africa:
Tough 'Balancing Act' As Government Decides On Future of Lockdown
News24Wire, 21 April 2020
As the end of the extended nationwide lockdown approaches, deliberations on whether to extend the lockdown or relax it have brought about pertinent issues for the government to… Read more »
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South Africa:
Government's Massive Economic Injection to Deal With COVID-19 Crisis - Reactions
Daily Maverick, 22 April 2020
Ramaphosa promises 'radical economic transformation' of the economy and gives the 'green light' to urgent structural reforms. The devil, as always, will lie in the details - and… Read more »
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South Africa:
R50 Billion to Relieve Plight of the Vulnerable
SAnews.gov.za, 21 April 2020
Government will direct R50 billion towards relieving the plight of South Africans who are most affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) by temporarily increasing the child support… Read more »
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South Africa:
Three-Phased Economic Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
SAnews.gov.za, 21 April 2020
Government has announced a massive social relief and economic support package of R500 billion which amounts to around 10% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to mitigate against the… Read more »
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South Africa:
President Cyril Ramaphosa - Additional Coronavirus COVID-19 Economic and Social Relief Measures
Govt of SA, 21 April 2020
My Fellow South Africans, Read more »