THIS time last year coronavirus wasn’t even given the kind of consideration we give seasonal flu. In fact, many of us didn’t even know about it.
Then came the alarming news from Wuhan, China: this was a devastating virus that ripped through communities, leaving death and destruction in its wake.
Very soon we all felt the effects of Covid-19 – and we won’t easily forget this year.
But there were plenty of other things that moved us beyond measure. We take a look at a few.
LIFE IN LOCKDOWN
In March President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national lockdown that saw us barred from being outdoors save for food and essential services work.
Although it saved lives, the hard lockdown decimated the economy and unemployment soared as 1,6 million people lost their jobs
JACINDA ARDERN RULES
New Zealand’s prime minister was elected for a second term in October, thanks in no small part to her world-leading Covid-19 response. The island nation became one of the few places on Earth where transmission of the virus has been eradicated, and lockdowns, masks and social distancing are no longer necessary.
The 40-year-old was praised for her compassionate, caring response and reliance on science and doctors to guide her decisions.
THE US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
The hotly contested US election resulted in several records being broken. Joseph R Biden, former vice president of the USA under former president Barack Obama, received more than 80 million votes.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة 7 January 2021 من YOU South Africa.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة 7 January 2021 من YOU South Africa.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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BALLON IN THE BAG
Manchester City midfielder Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante says his Ballon d'Or win is a victory for Spanish football
IT WAS ALL A LIE
A new doccie exposes the Grey's Anatomy writer who fabricated her life story
'I WILL NEVER GIVE UP'
After her husband, anticorruption activist Alexei Navalny, was poisoned and murdered by the Kremlin, she became the public face of Russia's opposition. In this candid interview Yulia Navalnaya opens up about life on the run, her perilous family life and why she's continuing her husband's fight to save their country
AGREE TO DISAGREE
Trevor Noah on how his childhood squabbles with his mother inspired his delightful new book
PAUSE THE CLOCK
Researchers have discovered that the ageing process spikes at 44 and 60. Here's what you can do to slow it down
MPOOMY ON TOP
We chat to SA's most popular female podcaster about love, loss and her booming success
MY BROTHER IS NOT TO BLAME
Tinus Drotské says his sibling, ex Bok Nǎka, is the victim in the brawl with a neighbour that landed up in court
MATT THE RECLUSE
A year after his friend's tragic death, the actor continues to shun the spotlight
A LEAP OF FAITH
After her husband tried to kill her by tampering with her parachute she thought she'd never trust a man again-but now she's found love
THEY'RE MY KIDS!
This West Coast woman treats her monkeys as iftheyre humans and animal activists are not happy about it