STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA 10 Business impact survey of the COVID-19
pandemic in South Africa, April 2020
Figure 13 – Financial crisis (2008/2009) comparison Many businesses, 65,0%
according to this study, anticipate that the COVID-19 pandemic will have a substantially worse impact on their business compared with the financial crisis during 2008/2009.
Figure 14 – Ability of workforce to meet business demands Over 46% of the workforce were
able to meet business demands, and 43,0% of the workforce were notable to meet business demands (the rest reported unsure. Expected to be substantially worse
A
little worseSame impact
A little better
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it to substantially betterNot sure
Not applicable
0%
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46,3%
43,0%
10,7%
The workforce could meet the business's demands
The workforce could not meet the business's demands
Not sure
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
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STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA 11 Business impact survey of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, April 2020
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