Yesterday the Statistician-General, Mr Risenga Maluleke, released the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers for the second quarter (Q2) of 2020. The GDP dropped by 51% in the second quarter of 2020, which is a second successive decline after the 1.8% drop in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020. The heavy fall in Q2 is attributed to the impact of the COVID-19 shutdown that restricted operations and trade in various economic activities except agriculture, health, and other essential services...read more