Economy
Covid-19: Ramaphosa’s plan is good, but the budget is insufficient
An in-depth analysis of the social grants component of the relief package
Analysis | 23 April 2020
Covid-19: Informal traders will need support after the lockdown
Millions of South Africans are dependent on the informal economy
By Sarah Heneck
Opinion | 23 April 2020
Covid-19: Economists propose R400 billion relief plan
“Governments worldwide have taken extraordinary measures. By contrast, the response from the South African government has been relatively limited”
News | 20 April 2020
Covid-19: Leather business in Oudtshoorn takes strain as tourism plummets
Cheslyn Wagenaar makes belts and sandals at his RDP home with offcuts of crocodile and ostrich skins
By Mpumi Kiva
Brief | 18 April 2020
Covid-19: No food, no money, no job – how can we stay indoors? ask Brakpan residents
“An anxious man can do nothing else but stand on the streets and make a plan for his family to eat”
News | 17 April 2020
Covid-19: Protest action threatened as informal traders receive “preferential” treatment
Some PE residents angry over food parcel distribution to hawkers
Brief | 10 April 2020
Covid-19: Spaza shop owners under pressure to stay open after hours
Shop owners near Louis Trichardt said they will not disobey the regulations
Brief | 10 April 2020
Covid-19: Street vendor says she can now feed family of 17 under relaxed regulations
Informal taders selling essential goods and uncooked foods to now operate with a permit during the lockdown
News | 6 April 2020
Covid-19: New regulations clamp down on profiteering
Competition Tribunal can deal with matters urgently and impose pricing orders
Law | 4 April 2020