Lockdown: Government’s Priority Is Saving Lives, Prevent Businesses Closing Down and Jobs Being Lost, Says Ramaphosa

CYRIL RAMAPHOSA|

Starting and building a business is a lot like raising a family. It takes time, patience, constant support, and consistent nurturing from infancy to maturity.

For many business owners, seeing a business that you grew from scratch struggling to survive, or even being forced to close its doors, is heart-breaking.
 
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, this has sadly been the situation facing many businesses both large and small, not just in our country but around the world. Many have had to reduce the working hours of their staff or even retrench them.
 
The pandemic and the measures we have had to take to contain the spread of the virus have had a detrimental impact on businesses.
 
In dealing with the pandemic we have sought to adopt an evidence-based approach in both policy and practice, considering scientific research, clinical expertise and capabilities, and impact