“We must avoid a rushed re-opening that could risk a spread, which would need to be followed by another hard lockdown, as has happened in other countries. “We cannot take action today that we will deeply regret tomorrow,” Ramaphosa said. The central bank expects it to shrink 6.1% this year, while the IMF anticipates a 5.8% contraction. While South Africa’s 3,953 coronavirus infections and 75 fatalities are low compared with epicenters such as the U.S., Spain and Italy - which the World Health Organization attributes to its stringent containment measures - its economy has cratered. They have updated the guidance they gave at the start of the year, which now seems. in Johannesburg on Friday, extending Thursday’s 0.3% decline. During the COVID-19 lockdowns imposed by Southern African countries, some homes across the region became enclaves of cruelty, rape and violence for women and girls trapped with abusive family members and nowhere to report or escape the danger, Amnesty International said today in a new briefing. Price Waterhouse Cooper are the analysts behind the so-called ‘roadmap’.
From 1 May, government will implement a risk-adjusted strategy aimed at easing the current lockdown restrictions. “The big question is, once we are at level 4, what would determine if we go back to level 5 again? What would be the triggers to move between stages?” Life in South Africa will gradually begin to return to normal from next month, with government steadily easing the COVID-19 lockdown regulations, albeit under stringent stipulations. “I would say it’s too late, but at least it’s a relaxing of the strict measures that were imposed on the economy,” said Dawie Roodt, chief economist at the Efficient Group. Enforced by the police and military, it only allows people to leave their homes to buy food, collect welfare grants and seek medical care - unless they provide essential services. The government initially imposed a 21-day lockdown on March 27 to curb the spread of the virus, later extending it by two weeks.
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