South AfricaMail & Guardian2 d ago

When hunger knocked, we answered. Will our leaders do the same?

Some of us may have forgotten what life was like during the COVID-19 hard lockdown. The deserted streets, the uncertainty of tomorrow, the fear of infection and, for millions of South Africans, the more immediate concern of not knowing where their next meal would come from. For those fortunate enough to have retained their incomes, that period may seem like a distant chapter in our history, but for families who lost their livelihoods and communities already living on the margins, its consequences remain painfully familiar. More than six years later, poverty, unemployment and inadequate basic services continue to expose our country's deep inequalities.

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