“One positive reflection we should gain from the current global pandemic is that we should prioritise and value our own knowledge systems. We need to do better in investing in our cultural identity and indigenous knowledge.

We need to ensure that it can be used as more than just gimmicks to attract Western tourists who expect us to ‘perform Africanness’ for their entertainment.” These are the words of Nombulelo Shange, a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of the Free State.

Guest: Nombulelo Shange - Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of the Free State