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those working in the gig economy in south africa have been hit among the hardest by the covid-19 pandemic new according that's to according new to by research flourish by flourish research ventures in partnership with research sixty firm decimals and gig workers start ups flexi club and pick up six hundred workers and five were surveyed in a survey unpacking impact the of the covid-19 pandemic on south gig africa's economy workers in this sector have taken a massive blow due to the coronavirus accompanying and economic crisis these workers include those who operate via it via digital platforms digital platforms such as e hailing or delivery apps hailing services e were the hardest hit by national lockdown the with eighty-two percent of respondents suffering a large decrease and income while forty-seven percent reported a large decline life in their quality of over half of gig workers reduced expenses household nearly half borrowed money and nearly three out of four have had to rely savings things on nearly all nearly all said resources respondents they plan to restart or work continue the they were doing before the lockdown the but majority of them are concerned ability about their to earn an income or so find work that they can cover day to work expenses day insurers are in the