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Johannesburg - With her winning smile and outgoing nature, Fino Dlamini was a natural to succeed in South Africa’s booming tourism industry.
“We must save lives and livelihoods,” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said this month an address to the nation. The lockdown that began March 27 in South Africa is increasing tensions in Soweto, said Dlamini, who closed her tourism business. Five weeks into the lockdown, South Africa began a gradual easing on May 1, allowing selected mines, factories and businesses to reopen with up to 30% of employees. Restaurants can serve takeaway meals, and people are permitted to walk outside for exercise from 6am to 9am.
Ghana, in West Africa, was the first country to lift its restrictions, on April 20, in response to economic pressures. Ten days later, the country registered a spike in confirmed cases of Covid-19. Women carrying their children lineup to receive vegetables from the Jan Hofmeyer community services in Vrededorp, Johannesburg. Picture: AP Photo/Jerome Delay.
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