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COVID-19 legacy - The good and the bad

Friday, May 08, 2020
Crunching numbers: Finance Minister, Thapelo Matsheka is battling to rein and fund in the deficit
Crunching numbers: Finance Minister, Thapelo Matsheka is battling to rein and fund in the deficit

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But just like the famous Liverpool song, there is a silver lining at the end of every dark cloud.

The coronavirus is going to leave a legacy on a number of issues facing our country. It is exposing issues of inequality, unemployment, corruption, gender violence, poor education, amongst others. It is time to put in structures in the economy to correct these wrongs. The economy is the people.

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