Ramaphosa: Coronavirus Lockdown Has Gravely Exacerbated a Longstanding Problem of Food Security in SA

Cyril Ramaphosa

Many countries around the world have imposed coronavirus lockdowns with a view to saving the lives of their citizens.

We have done the same in our country, but our lockdown has revealed a very sad fault line in our society that reveals how grinding poverty, inequality and unemployment is tearing the fabric of our communities apart.
 
There can be no greater anguish than that of a parent whose children cry out to them for food, but they have none to give.
 
There can be no greater injustice than a society where some live in comfort and plenty, while others struggle at the margins to survive with little or nothing at all.
 
Yes, these are the residual effects of a fractured and unequal past. But they are also a symptom of a fundamental failing in our post-apartheid society.

The nationwide lockdown in response to the coronavirus