http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20200331-013058-0 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/fighting-covid-19-supportive-measures-for-businesses-and-workers-in-south-africa/ Fighting COVID 19: Supportive Measures for Businesses and Workers in South Africa Mutlokwa, Hoitismolimo eng 2020-03-30 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Coronavirus COVID 19 South Africa Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 South Africa has the highest recorded cases of COVID-19 infections in Africa. The Government has acted swiftly after COVID 19 was declared a global pandemic. This blog will discuss the measures that have been put in place by the government, in safeguarding businesses and protecting the rights of workers who are vulnerable to the socio-economic effects of the COVID-19. This will be divided into two sub-topics, namely measures taken during the declaration of national disaster and action initiated during the lockdown.