COVID19 is killing our people. I very much grew up with the late, Tebby Setlhomo. We attended, Holiness Union Church, together; we sang together in the church choir. We have been brother and sister since, and she was friends with my siblings too. I have advised her professionally and as a brother. The loss, is personal. Her passing away not only robbed us of a great talent, but of a good human being. So long, my friend. So long, my sister.
Just as we were still mourning Tebby, we lost another icon, Major David Bright. It was another devastating, national loss, sending shivers across the nation. Surely, every death is a death too many. Families are hurting. For those that have not lost loved ones, fear is the new normal. We are scared for our parents, and our children. It looks like things might just get worse before they get better. We pray to God that it doesn’t turn that way. We can ill afford a lengthy battle with COVID-19. The economy is in tatters, and government is running out of ideas. I picked a paper the other day with a screaming headline, to the effect that government was appealing to the World Health Organisation for help. All this after spending P2.5bn. We are nowhere near having the requisite capacity to hold ground against the raging pandemic.
