Day 5 - Fruit and Vegatables Galore

 

Lockdown Day 5 and already people are getting frustrated. There are long queues for pension, as the more vulnerable older people of our communities queue for their meager government payout. Surely in our digital age, that the government would have a better system. FAIL.

Second FAIL is that many of the poorer communities only got paid today and there was a rush in the township malls for provisions while the rich have already horded all they can and are safely behind huge walls. Last night we had our first death in Gauteng which happen in Krugersdorp which is next door to us although the word in the street is that the epicenter in Gauteng is a cluster in Bedfordview which is some ways away from us, but that has not been confirmed by government so has to taken with a pinch of salt.

Taking about provisions, I ventured out to a local store, and there was fruit and vegetables galore but they were rationing the meat, pastas, and other staple foods. But fruit and vegetables, plenty. Matthew continued on his baking skills by whipping up a banana loaf for us. Yummy.