John Mapimpi is the owner of a successful travel agency at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. The outbreak of the Coronavirus in China has affected his business operations negatively, since no travelling can take place nationally or internationally. The increase and decrease in the interest rates over a 4 month time period during lockdown created a lot of uncertainty in the travel market. John is considering retrenching some of his staff members, but he knows that the unions will be on his case. Which macro-environmental factors did the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus directly impact? (2)

A.
Political, social, economic

B.
Natural, technological, economic, social

C.
Economic, political, technological

D.
Political, technological, natural, international

E.
Economic, social, political, international

A. Economic, social