As South Africa battles the spread of the novel coronavirus, President Cyril Ramaphosa has pointed out that the national lockdown has revealed a “very sad fault line” in society. In his weekly message to the country, the President said while the lockdown was instituted to save lives, it has also revealed how poverty, inequality and unemployment were negatively affecting communities. He highlighted the recent scenes of South Africans protesting against food shortages and people lining up for food parcels at distribution centres. He said while this was the residual effect of the country’s unequal past, it was also an indication of fundamental failing in the country’s post-apartheid society.
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