Covid-19
We can be grateful for the quality of this leadership
29 March 2020 - 00:00
The 21-day lockdown in which SA finds itself as part of a collective national and global effort to combat the Covid-19 pandemic is undoubtedly a bitter blow to a country recovering from the ravages of state capture and the apartheid legacy inherited almost 26 years ago. The effects of this scourge will be felt for decades to come, its awful legacy compounded for future generations to endure. It's no coincidence that the great revolutionary upheavals of history have happened in conditions imposed by war, pestilence, famine, hyperinflation and even drought. We are living through tumultuous times...
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