People will loot or go back to work if lockdown continues – GG Alcock

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GG Alcock is uniquely tapped into the informal economy in the townships and has long been a firm believer that it needs to be acknowledged for the entrepreneurial spirit it brings to South Africa. He warned at the beginning of the lockdown that it would be dangerous to deprive the sector selling vetkoek and veggies on the street from their livelihood. His predictions are starting to ring true as communities all over the country are starting to protest against the lockdown and real hunger is starting to set in. In an interview with Biznews, Alcock told Alec Hogg that if the informal sector is not normalised; people will loot or go back to work. – Linda van Tilburg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Apr 2020 12PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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