South Africa’s economy, battered and bruised, is now reopening. Over the past few weeks, much has been said about how the post-Covid-19 world would (or at least needed to be) vastly different from what went before.

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only generated a far-reaching social and economic crisis in South Africa, but is also exposing two major fault lines in the society.

As lockdown stimulates exciting new initiatives, the country must focus on ensuring access to quality food for all.

The COVID-19 crisis has clearly demonstrated the vulnerability of the livelihoods of many South Africans, and highlighted food insecurity as one key aspect.

South African farmers are increasingly turning to commercial lenders to top up their working capital as the Land and Agricultural Development Bank battles a liquidity crisis.

In six months’ time the world’s gaze will be trained on what is gearing up to be a contentious and hotly contested presidential election in the US.