In April 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced R100-billion in support for job protection and creation in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Presidential Employment Stimulus supports a range of programmes, from expanding public employment to protecting existing jobs and creating new jobs through market-based mechanisms. Its aim is to support livelihoods while the labour market recovers – investing in public goods and services, enhancing skills and employability, and boosting demand in the economy at the same time.

Development strategist Kate Philip unpacks the employment stimulus.

Read the March Progress Report here.