The explosion of indoor cardio on YouTube; more time to cook as people work from home and newly found hairdressing skills, has had many people reconsidering their pre-lockdown spending habits.
But while the economic threats of Covid-19 have instilled financial discipline, South Africa has to guard against halting its economic wheels, says FNB CEO Jacques Celliers.
Earlier this month, Statistics SA data showed consumer price inflation slowed to 2.1% in May, the lowest level recorded in nearly 16 years.