The Covid-19 social relief of distress grant was terminated at the end of April, but research shows it aided job recovery
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A new data release shows that employment may have reached pre-Covid-19 levels. Still, many who’ve lost their jobs have not managed to get back to work
Data released this week is evidence of the scale of the financial and humanitarian crisis South Africa faces
Evidence suggests that job losses triggered by the lockdown may be long lasting