ANALYSIS | New lockdown restrictions will have a less 'aggressive' impact on the economy

Lameez Omarjee

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Government is taking a targeted approach to enforcing lockdown restrictions over the festive season. (Getty Images)

While a full lockdown was required earlier in the year to slow the spread of Covid-19, it would not have the same impact now, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday, while announcing targeted interventions aimed at curbing the second wave of infections in South Africa.

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