10 Apr 2021 / 08:59 H. * COVID-19 threatens to widen the digital divide * African internet users struggle to find relevant content * Projects spread information in local African languages By Kim Harrisberg and Kristi Eaton JOHANNESBURG/TULSA, April 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - T he words "facemask" and "hand sanitiser" are now familiar the world over, but for isiZulu speakers in South Africa those terms did not exist a year ago, until a group of volunteers took to the internet to create them. From Wikipedia posts in indigenous tongues to digital word libraries, African language lovers are going online to preserve and create words and content for future generations - an effort that has been given added urgency by the coronavirus pandemic.