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Stacey and J Sbu take on the new, New Years celebration that started off 2021

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The Festive Season is a time that many people travel far and wide to spend time with those nearest and dearest to them, however things were notably and understandably different in 2020.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that is still affecting millions of people and that has now moved South Africa into the second wave of the virus a few adjustments had to be made.

About a week ago, the number one citizen of the country, Cyril Ramaphosa, adjusted the country's COVID-19 alert level from level one to level three. Making the curfew time to 9pm limiting people to move around or do as normal as per New Years celebrations.

We then asked KZN how different was their New Years of 2021, compared to 2020. Listen to what KZN \had to say.
11 Jan 2021 English South Africa Society & Culture · Personal Journals

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