Lockdown Diaries

70 participants across Cape Town share their experiences of the Covid-19 Lockdown

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INSTRUCTORS:

Fiona Anciano
Founder, PUG and ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - DEPT. OF POLITICAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE
Dr. S.J. Cooper-Knock
SENIOR LECTURER, DEPT. FOR SOCIOLOGICAL STUDIES AND SCHOOL OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD.
Boitumelo M. Papane
RESEARCHER - DEPT. OF POLITICAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE
Mmeli Dube
Researcher - DEPT. OF POLITICAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE

Lockdown Diaries: Analysis & Diary Entries

Covid-19 and Cape Town: Frustration Grows As Lockdown Exacerbates the City’s Inequalities

Instituting Lockdown in South Africa, where inequality is rampant, was always going to be difficult. Since the beginning, one thing has been clear about COVID-19: It is no leveller……. READ MORE

A milestone or a deadend? South Africa’s social grants in the time of Covid-19

The introduction of a new grant and an extended child grant signals a hopeful moment in South Africa but we must not discount the challenges that lie ahead. A version of this article will appear shortly on Open Democracy….. READ MORE