Business and labour in the Western Cape are calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce decisive, economy-rebuilding measures during his State of the Nation Address.
The tourism and agriculture sectors have been bleeding jobs since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing various businesses to their knees.
Calls have been made for renewed investment in infrastructure and financial support to avert further job losses.
Agriculture is one of the main pillars of the Western Cape economy, providing jobs to about 300 000 in wine, stock, and crop farming. But the lockdown regulations have hit hard with millions of jobs lost.
More and more families are falling into destitution and poverty,…