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About one South Africa (Stats SA). who reported owning a small in 10 respondents This comes amid a recently released registered business indicated (11.2%) indicated The earth is report concerning the impact of the “Hunger that they received financial that it was too soon COVID-19 pandemic on employment relief from government. to tell what im- heating up and income in the country. On income and hunger increases pact the pandemic Stats SA said in a statement that 8.1% • The percentage of respon- would have on their reported that they lost their jobs or had dents who reported that they to 7%” income. to close down their businesses while received no income increased • For those respon- • One-third of respondents (33.4%) 1.4% became unemployed. from 5.2% before the lock- dents who were employed during the reported that COVID-19 and the It also highlighted that the nation- down to 15.4% by the sixth week of lockdown, income remained the same lockdown will have no impact on their al lockdown was the main reason of lockdown. as before the lockdown for 67.5% of ability to cover their financial obligations respondents, at 63.6%, were temporarily • While the majority of respondents them, while 21.3% indicated reduced while 18.7% and 18.2% of respondents absent from work while just over one- reported salary or wages as their prima- income. Less than 1% indicated that indicated that it would have a major or third (34.1 %) said that they were not ry source of income before and during their income increased. moderate impact, respectively. at work due to ill-health and 2.3% were the national lockdown, the percentage • The main reasons cited by respon- • Just more than two-thirds of respon- absent due to other reasons. of respondents who received an income dents for the decrease in income since dents (67.7%) indicated that they are “Almost 70% of those who lost their from salary or wages decreased from the start of the lockdown are: (1) they more concerned about the potential jobs reported it was due to their place of 76.6% before the lockdown to 66.7% by had to close their businesses due to the long-term impact of the COVID-19 work or business shutting down or due the sixth week of the national lockdown. lockdown, (2) the business, company pandemic on their financial situation to lack of customers. • The decrease in the percentage of in- or organisation they work for closed compared to 12.3% of respondents who “Before the national lockdown, a dividuals reporting income from salary due to the national lockdown, and (3) a indicated being more concerned about majority of respondents indicated that or wages and own business seems to decrease in the demand for their goods the possible short-term impact. they had worked from non- residen- have been offset by increases in the per- and services. Roughly one in 10 respondents (10.5%) tial buildings while only 1.4% of those centage of individuals reporting utilising • The main coping mechanisms used reported that it was too soon to tell employed worked from home. However, income from savings and investments to fill income gaps for respondents who whether they were more concerned the COVID-19 pandemic brought about (up from 4.8% before the lockdown to reported a reduction in their income about the long- or short-term impact of a change where 77.9% of those who 6% during the lockdown), from UIF (in- were: (1) reducing their spending, (2) the virus. worked during the national lockdown creasing from 0.3% to 2.1%) and from accessing their savings, (3) relying on • Since the lockdown started, the did so from home compared to 15.1 % taking loans from friends, family and/or extended family members, friends and proportion of respondents who report- who worked from non-residential build- businesses (rising from 1.7% to 3.3%). the community, and (4) claiming from ed experiencing hunger increased from ings,” Stats SA stated. • More than half of respondents the Unemployment Insurance Fund. 4.3% to 7%. 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I believe they were well aware that pastor at gunpoint before taking down continues. there was no one in the house since our his bakkie, laptop and cellphone. This has prompted Mpumalanga police pastor went home due to lockdown, so They also stole the church’s sound spokesperson, Brig Leonard Hlathi, to they took advantage of that. They broke system. plead this week with members of the into our church more than 10 times “It’s very sad that crimi- public to assist the police in arresting now, while no arrests have been made nals are now targeting these criminals. and none of the stolen goods have been the House of the In at least two incidents, church lead- recovered,” he said. Lord. However, ers or congregants have been held at In Nkomazi, the Christ for the World members of the gunpoint. Ministries was hard hit when criminals public can assist At the Marite Assembly in Bushbuck- stole the church’s sound system and us to make ridge, expensive equipment and nu- equipment and all the chairs. sure that we merous other items were stolen, as the Pastor Wisdom Chauke said the garage arrest them by church fell prey to the acts of criminals door at the church was broken down reporting them who are looting churches all over the while a young man who sleeps at the to the nearest province. premises was held at gunpoint while they police station. The church has been targeted more raided the church. We are aware than 10 times already, while churches “They ordered him to open the store- they will sell the in Komati and Kabokweni have also room and took all the sound equipment, systems to com- reported huge losses. the complete sound system, two laptops munity members At the Marite church two new beds, all and the cellphone that belongs to the again,” Hlathi said. the kitchen equipment and the church’s young man. We are very grateful that pastor’s clothes were stolen in the latest they did not hurt him because they could break-in. have killed him too, as he saw their faces,” An elder at the church, Walter Mdawe, he said. Marite Assembly in Bushbuckridge. NEDLAC calls for expansion of SA products Tumelo Waga Dibakwane NEDLAC also received calls for social and food support to be intensified in vul- IN an effort to assist economic recovery, nerable communities; that all businesses the National Economic Development and comply with COVID-19 safety measures Labour Council (NEDLAC) had called for and that greater funding and other support the imminent Level 3 lockdown to be used be extended to community-based organi- as an opportunity to expand local produc- sations.