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Survey data explores how financial struggles during COVID-19 influenced trust in government among South Africans, suggesting significant implications.
The COVID-19 pandemic delivered a severe economic shock to South Africa, triggering widespread job losses, income disruption and heightened financial insecurity for millions of households. Drawing on HSRC national survey data, researchers explored how feeling economically worse off during the late stages of the COVID-19 pandemic influenced political trust in South Africa at the time.
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