Economy should be top priority

This is the good NEWS – Ed

On Saturday before the speech by Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa social media was awash with predictions of doom and gloom. But in the end, the move down to Level 2 of the lockdown, and the lifting of the ban on the sale of alcohol and tobacco culminated in a cumulative sigh of relief from Covid-weary South Africans.

However, the pessimism displayed by thousands of citizens indicated a growing sense of distrust in our government’s response to the pandemic.

Suspect reasons for maintaining the ban on alcohol and tobacco sales, together with questionable medical responses to the pandemic in some provinces and a growing discomfort over our slumping economy have left many with a bitter taste in their mouths.

The effect the lockdown has had on most South Africans is clearly discernible. You do not have to look far to find households in distress. Neither do you have to search hard to find people desperately looking for jobs. In many instances financial ruin is just one pay check away.

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