A professor at UCT has come up with a way in which the lockdown can be uplifted and serve in the best interests of the poor.
Durban - University of Cape Town’s Professor Athol Williams has proposed a way through which the government can lift the nationwide lockdown in the interest of the poor.
"In the unfortunate event that an employee does succumb to the virus, the special insurance must make a payout to the family," he said. “Under lockdown, the poor lose income which, as the newly enlightened pro-poor ‘activists’ point out, threaten the livelihoods of the poor,” he said. "Under lockdown, the rich lose wealth; their asset values decline, and they receive dampened incomes and bonuses. Lifting the lockdown relieves the rich of these burdens. So, what the rich gain from lifting the lockdown is wealth. What cost do they bear? Certainly not the cost of their lives as is the case with the poor.
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