Farming in South Africa is not one of smelling baked bread and hot jam 6 am in the morning, but be prepared to roll up your sleeves and get dirty.

 As countries continue to implement “risk-adjusted” responses to COVID-19, global leaders and analysts alike continue to assess the evolving implications of the pandemic on global markets.

Previously I argued that a state of emergency should have been called to order the lockdown, since section 37 of the Constitution was crafted for making laws during emergency times.

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced issues on South Africa’s political agenda that it has long tried to avoid.

Support for the lockdown has evaporated as millions of families face the anxiety of a collapse in income, loss of jobs, and for many, real hunger.

As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, governments have intensified efforts to contain the pandemic by limiting the movement of people and temporarily shutting down parts of the economy.