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COVID 19

The South African economy: Nobody knows what happens next

Rough models show that over R600-billion in GDP could be lost, along with two million jobs. That would mean Covid-19 has a worse impact than the 2008 global recession

  • Thando Maeko
  • Tshegofatso Mathe
7 min read