COVID 19: Lockdown Day 7 and the legitimacy crisis
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 ...