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We recorded acts of kindness as Covid-19 unfolded in South Africa: What we learnt<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Food is prepared by a South African non-profit to feed over 87,000 people in underprivileged communities at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in Cape Town in 2020. Photo by Brenton Geach\/Gallo Images via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Jess Auerbach<\/a>, North-West University<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the face of South Africa\u2019s stark inequalities<\/a> it was clear that many people were likely to fall into even more desperate circumstances once the reality of Covid-19 restrictions set in. Many immediately lost jobs<\/a> or saw their businesses collapse<\/a>, and a host of other restrictions led to unprecedented changes in how we lived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the first time in the country\u2019s democratic history, all were compelled to consider the realities of other people. These included the physical and the social. Who lived at home? Do they get along? What would the impact be of weeks in the same space without a break? Was there enough food? Did the roof leak?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remarkably, the country mobilised<\/a>. Individuals offered whatever support they could, in money, in food<\/a> and in services. In every corner of the nation, communities sprang into action<\/a> to take care of their most vulnerable citizens. In many ways, across the country, South Africans were stepping up to support one another in ways rarely seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lockdown fatigue and a pandemic of exhaustion<\/a><\/blockquote>