Will forever shape the future of our world in ways we cannot imagine. This unseen enemy, and while Covid-19 may come and go, our new abnormal Has by far been the most successful strategy that the world has against Have been heartwarming to behold as we prepare for what will undoubtedlyīe one of the gravest human tragedies that will befall our glorious We are resilient, creative and colourful and I cannot imagine Will emerge from the ashes stronger, transformed and poised for the new Our people will suffer and I cannot imagine the pain and destruction that lies ahead. This time there is no Madiba Magic to save us. Our health systems will be overrun, as has been the case in most “First World” developed economies. Our country stands at the edge of a precipice where waves of infections and deaths are predicted to hit our beautiful shores in the months to come.

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It is clear that it will stand us in good stead going into the future if we voluntarily and consciously embrace the new reality of practising good hygiene habits, being aware of the surfaces we touch, wearing masks as a symbol of respect towards others, avoiding shaking hands and physical contact, maintaining good distances between ourselves and others, avoiding large gatherings and crowds, while remaining socially conscious and spending as much time as possible with our family at home.Īshley greets family and friends on the day of his release at Cape Town Harbour. What is supposed to be abnormal is becoming normal. TheĬatastrophic impact on what was a normal human existence is gone and Of Disaster by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 15 March 2020 and the “hard KwaZulu-Natal on 5 March 2020, the unprecedented declaration of a State To our shores with the first confirmed cases of Covid-19 in China in December 2019, to the Western world in January/February 2020,

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