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The value of Family............

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It can be difficult and many times challenging to be a family especially in the current pandemic of covid19. All our lives have been affected greatly by the challenges of living with it especially families which have had to bear financial difficulties stemming from the collapse of businesses and loss of jobs. Many have also been stressed by the mounting bills and debts from loans acquired before the pandemic hit!   There has been a rise in cases of depression and suicides as people struggle to cope with life in this era. Families seem to have borne the brunt of the pandemic especially here in Africa where we were already struggling with poverty even before covid19. People were unable to work in the ensuing lock downs to prevent its spread and yet most of us earn a living from daily work activities. The anxiety from loss of employment and business collapse has hit us all very hard. There have been bitter quarrels and fights in the family over finances and property but that isn't the...