The economic scarring of Covid-19 may have new political consequences for South Africa’s democracy.
First published in the Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper.
It seems counterintuitive, but South Africa’s response to the economic shock of Covid-19 may deepen the income inequality and disparity in living standards that were already a gruesome albatross around the country’s neck even before the pandemic struck.The economic scarring likely to result from prolonged low economic growth and high unemployment may also have the kind of consequences that politicians are loath to openly admit, especially three months before an election.The sour-sweet scent of New […]
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