After a brief ray of hope we’re frightened again, thanks to government getting it so horribly wrong

05 July 2020 - 00:00 By barney mthombothi

One sometimes has to wonder whether all the suffering was worth it — the forced detention in our homes, loss of our liberties, an economy in ruins, loss of jobs, people with nothing to begin with reduced to even more penury. All of these for what?..

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