caused the already sickly economy to contract more than 6% in 2020.
Since then, it has started to recover, but this process — frustrated by more waves of infections, a slow vaccine roll-out, fresh bouts of load-shedding and civil unrest — has been slow. And even as the economy tries to dig itself out of the slump, the job crisisSubscribers get access to all our best journalism, subscriber-only newsletters, events and a weekly cryptic crossword.
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