Vulnerability to COVID-19 Impacts in South Africa: Analysis of the Socio-Economic Characteristics

Esihle Komanisi, Godfred Anakpo and Syden Mishi

Africagrowth Agenda, 2022, vol. 19, issue 2, 10-12

Abstract: The coronavirus pandemic has signifi cantly aff ected all aspects of life. However, this impact is believed to vary across people, groups and classes. Th e paper describes the vulnerability of diff erent socio-economic groups to the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis in South Africa. Th e study uses empirical evidence of the labour market outcomes, geographical location factors, gender and educational attainment to examine the vulnerability. Th e results show that uneducated women and the informal market has been more vulnerable to loss in employment. Women are generally vulnerable to the changes in the labour market. Th e closure of schools has increased the childcare responsibilities for women resulting in loss of working hours and increased wage inequality between genders. Residents in poor communities such as townships and informal settlements (shack dwellers) are more likely to experience the vulnerability of the informal market. Th e paper also provides recommendations to aid in policymaking decisions.

Date: 2022
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