When the first case of COVID-19 was announced in South Africa on March 5, 2020, Azubuike Muodum thought the pandemic was only going to be around for some weeks, a month at the most. A week before, Azubuike had heard about the first outbreak in Wuhan, China.
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More than a year later, the pandemic is still around and has caused major disruptions around the world including affecting migrant communities and their livelihoods.
Muodum, 57, who is originally from Anambra state, Nigeria’s Southeast, moved to South Africa in 1994, and runs
1505, a medium scale popular bar and restaurant in the Johannesburg Central Business District.