as well as the country’s economic decline. Data from the Old Mutual Savings and Investment Monitor survey shows that more South African households have recently chosen to do without a domestic worker to save money.
Johannesburg resident, Sharon Naidoo says she had to cut down from employing her domestic worker on a weekly to monthly basis to keep up on payments as a result of the interest rate hike. “In today’s economy and the covid pandemic, many households are facing different types of challenges which are affecting the standard of living. I personally had to stop bringing in my domestic worker on a regular basis as the cost of living has increased in recent months and I am trying to cut down on costs where necessary,” says Bopp.
The response to COVID 19 as compared to COVID 19 itself caused this