Analysis of Presidents speech on covid19

Earlier on we looked at the economic impact of the president’s announcements last night. Certainly, what the president said really puts into perspective the sheer gravity facing the country right now. I am sure a lot of you were feeling more depressed after hearing the speech last night. Although were some good points. Like the details around the Relief of Hunger and social distress and the support for companies and workers, which we hope to unpack further in Labour Lowdown later. For now, we want to look at the social impact of the speech. Prof Vishvas Satgar, Co-founder and activist with the South African Food Sovereignty Campaign joins us online as well as SA Muslim Covid-19 Response Task Team Joint coordinator Muhammad Cajee