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Nelson Mandela Bridge in Braamfontein Image Alon Skuy Its Wednesday mid day and tomorrow marks day seven of  the lock down in SA. It will be exactly one week without being outdoors of my building precinct . Covid 19 has already resulted in five deaths in SA  and over a 1000 infected. I think staying indoors has made mankind to return back to basics, spending more time with loved ones and being able to communicate while appreciating the presence of others. As for me, working from home has made this lock down period much more productive and rather surprisingly busy. Although as a social media junkie I could not help it but follow the trends on twitter. One thing that quickly grabbed my attention is the #dontrushchallenge. A challenge that for once actually challenges social stereotypes and highlights different aspects of femininity. I found the challenge not only about beauty enhancement by women, but rather went on to show religious differences, academic success to ...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. The virus that causes COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 was first identified during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China. At midnight South Africa goes into lock down as the Corona virus adjusts our daily experiences. A month ago no one would have predicted this eventuality. On Wednesday, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize stated that the number of Corona cases in SA had reached 709. The 21 day lock down imposed by President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to reduce the number of new Corona cases as people are restricted of non essential travel and reside at their own homes. With this in mind, I decided to also stock up on food stuffs in ma little one bedroom apartment which would be my home for the next 21 days. Like most people in SA everyone is stocking up on food and basic necessities before the lock down, despite the fact that supermarkets would remain...