Is life real or is it fake? Time to ask the Al bot

"Dearly beloved. We are gathered here today to get through this thing called life.

- KEANAN HARMSE

These ominous words from the late great artist Prince have eerily become prophetic for capturing the anxiety, confusion and uncertainty of our society we face today.

Even though these lyrics were birthed in the 80s, some of the same socioeconomic issues that plagued the previous generations have either multiplied or remain largely ignored by our government and municipalities, who are so quick to applaud their own projects on social media and advertise the idea that they're “making a difference” with creating jobs and helping the poor in these impoverished communities.

The great irony that haunts our 30-year old democracy is the fact that our bleeding economy keeps spilling over despite how many times our president shuffles his cabinet or launches projects that promise to solve load shedding, corruption and create more jobs.