Popular organisations and the government both moved rapidly in mid-March to respond as the coronavirus pandemic hit South Africa. However, the country today has the fifth-highest number of Covid-19 cases in the world – over 420,000 on July 24 – and the virus continues to spread, posing a challenge to the fragile, technocratic and neoliberal government on the one hand and social movements on the other.

We are in conversation with Society Work and Politics Institute of the University of the Witwatersrand Tasneem Essop and active in the C-19 People’s Coalition about this matter. 

Popular organisations and the government both moved rapidly in mid-March to respond as the coronavirus pandemic hit South Africa. However, the country today has the fifth-highest number of Covid-19 cases in the world &ndash; over 420,000 on July 24 &ndash; and the virus continues to spread, posing a challenge to the fragile, technocratic and neoliberal government on the one hand and social movements on the other.
We are in conversation with Society Work and Politics Institute of the University of the Witwatersrand Tasneem Essop and active in the C-19 People&rsquo;s Coalition about this matter.&nbsp;

POWER Perspective is a talkback show hosted by Denzil Taylor, typically featuring no-holds barred discussions ranging from politics and socioeconomic matters to religion and lifestyle topics. POWER Perspective brings you hard-hitting interviews and debates featuring all the big names in politics. This show has a dedicated fanbase of “Perspectivians” and is a must-listen in order to understand what is happening politically in the South Africa of today.

POWER Perspective is a talkback show hosted by Denzil Taylor, typically featuring no-holds barred discussions ranging from politics and socioeconomic matters to religion and lifestyle topics. POWER Perspective brings you hard-hitting interviews and debates featuring all the big names in politics. This show has a dedicated fanbase of “Perspectivians” and is a must-listen in order to understand what is happening politically in the South Africa of today.

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