Lockdown confined us to our own small spaces.
Lockdown has forced us to reimagine a world with the coronavirus.
It has brought economic challenges and discomfort and saw us divided as a nation.
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But even as it almost destroyed us, it also brought us together.
This brought us together as we had to depend on the person next to us.
For the first time, we had to stand together to help each other.
Malusi Mazibuko took a look at what nationhood and culture mean for South Africans during lockdown. Photo: Supplied.Source: UGC
It was not about race or nationalism.
Compassion was the glue that brought South Africans together to make it through these tough times.
The way we connect and celebrate milestones.
It is incredibly sad as Covid has stripped us of some of our culture.
We need to create new markets for our goods and products.
They are true spaces to foster social entrepreneurship and exciting spaces for the youth to grow.
We need business support to support our young people.
It is about helping each other because we all matter, as human beings.
You exist because I exist.
Corruption has stolen away what matters to people; it has stolen quality of life from people.
We need to go back to the basics of ubuntu.
Covid has brought us an opportunity to foster unity.
We were never intentional about any outcome.
We need to start building from the ground up.
We need to invest a lot on the upcoming generation.
If there is any transformation or any change, it will happen from the ground up.
We know how to.
The youth will take our continent forward.
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