It would be churlish not to applaud the, albeit long overdue, government-led efforts to clamp down on the thieves who have used the coronavirus pandemic to loot public funds meant to fight the flu-like disease which has claimed more than 10,000 lives to date.

Still, we shouldn't squander the opportunity to stimulate our economy to benefit black communities in our townships and villages who have been robbed by the Covid-19 thieves in the name of black business...