SA needs everyone back in the office, earning a salary and spending it
I reached out to President Cyril Ramaphosa a little over a year ago in an open letter, where we welcomed his decision to lock SA down in anticipation of the Covid-19 pandemic to protect the country’s people and prevent unmanageable burdens on the healthcare sector.
For the sake of the economy SA needs everyone back in the office, so that all the supply chains that support city centres, hospitality locations, and every other part of the economy, can all get back to work, get back to earning their full income, and also get back to spending it. What’s more, we’re only going to be able to open up and return to “normal” operations if we have some certainty, including that our operating hours and conditions are not going to be changed from one day to the next, and certainty that our clients are not going to have to change plans at the drop of a hat, or the institution of a lockdown.
With so many vaccination sites now available and demand for vaccines below supply availability, I believe that though it is unlikely that we will prevent a fourth wave of infection, the government needs to commit to protecting livelihoods over those of the unvaccinated population who are not seeking protection.
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