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It’s Day 76 of the South African lockdown, and I have now blogged on 71 of the last 79 days. (I started my Lockdown Journal three days before the lockdown …

People all over Joburg are hustling during lockdown, doing whatever they can to make ends meet in the toughest economy this country has ever seen.

On Saturday I visited the African Accent spaza shop in Katlehong, to meet owner Bongani and his wife Bongi. It was the best day of lockdown so far.

Yesterday I took pictures at the Melville food parcel program again. I arrived at the church a few minutes after 7:00 a.m., just after the sun rose. I was …

Dating and relationships are taboo topics during lockdown, especially for singles. Today I'm getting real and talking about my love life during COVID-19.

We're nearly 70 days into lockdown and my question is: What next? How do we keep on living in this weird state of limbo? I don't have the answer.

I’ve been trying to make my lockdown posts more targeted – like trying to focus on one specific topic per post, rather than rambling on about …

Racism has been consuming my thoughts this weekend, and it's time for me to write a blog post about. It's my responsibility as a white person to do so.

The Melville Cat had to go to that horrible place called the vet during lockdown, which was very unpleasant. Here he provides some addtional updates.

One Day 63 of the South African lockdown, I went again to take photos at the weekly Melville food parcel distribution at Heritage Baptist Church.

It's Day 62 of the South African lockdown, but who cares because I ate the most delicious version of chicken and waffles from a Melville cafe.

It's Day 61 of the South African lockdown. Here's a summary of what will happen during Lockdown Level 3 and some of my thoughts about it.