Awaiting a new Reality

The final episode of season 5 is here! Yes, that’s right, after an exciting and content-packed season full of stories about life in South Africa in the times of Covid-19, it is time to Say goodbye for now. We listen to interviews that our diarists conducted with their family and friends about the lessons they learned from living during the time of Covid-19. Our host Jemaine Chettiar introduces us to Qiniso Ngubane, who talks with Xolani Mcala. He discusses how his family felt when he was at the receiving end of the novel coronavirus in 2021. Then, we touch on the lockdown restriction implemented by President Cyril Ramaphosa, where our audio diarist, Lwethu Somala, speaks to some of his friends and family about their thoughts on these restrictions. Finally, we end the episode with Ria’s experience with the pandemic of how her life drastically changed when her parents lost their jobs. Our diarist Anoka Latchmiah takes us through her experience.