Restricting lockdown to specific regions ‘clever’, says economist
Senior economist at Efficient Group Dr Francois Stofberg says limiting the lockdown to specific regions in the country was a clever move.
On Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the Nelson Mandela Bay as a hotspot due to rising levels of Covid-19.
President Ramaphosa further imposed new restrictions on the metro.
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Stofberg says the new regulations imposed on the metro will negate the negative impact of shutting down the entire economy.
“It’s very clever to try and keep it to a specific region. The region or environment will be negatively impacted. Nelson Mandela Bay will experience a protracted or a continuous limit on their economic activity."
