Ever since it was announced that the country will be on lockdown as a measure to control the widespread of the COVID-19 virus, the locomotion in one of the busiest communities in the country has plunged.
Naturally, every area will always have their own ‘Thomas and his companions’, but many of the youth and adults have taken heed the to the call to stay home.
Enjoyable music in all genres can still be heard in households that love music. It is unusual to see the little ones absent on the streets and kota (bunny chow) corners closed.
Hope is still held tightly with both hands within the community
It is bad for business, but good for the health of all. Some school going youth, particularly those in their matric year, are engaging with their peers in social group chats to carry on their work in their teachers’ absentia.
Hope is still held tightly with both hands within the community, when we see our fathers, mothers, sisters and brothers leave in the early mornings to help combat this lethal microscopic agent.
As much as as the residents have locked gates for their health’s sake, they all cannot wait to hear news that the virus is no more.
The youth cannot wait to go back to their learning institutions and chow course, passers-by cannot wait to hear the interesting S’pitori words when passing by, and the community is already eager to gulp their soulful kota from the corners of the now empty streets.
The kasilicious lifestyle of Soshanguve will always be there.
What the community of Soshanguve assure themselves and others is that the kasilicious lifestyle of Soshanguve will always be there. This pandemic virus the world has fallen victim to will never take the good vibes and groove of Soshanguve.
Visitors are assured that when we get through this, like we always do, the few learned words in S’pitori will always be a ‘to take with’ when they visit this dynamic township in North of Pretoria.
“The virus does not move, people move it. We stop moving, the virus dies.” Unknown
Written By: Mbekezeli Setsura
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