Wow - thank you for this. It is really hard for me to even really imagine the type of life you are describing. It is so hard to grasp that in 2022, Venezuela is going through this, there is War in Ukraine and Yemen, as well as how the citizens of Shanghai are currently being treated... and probably many other disappointing situations around the world I don't even know about...
Next to South Africa, we have a neighbouring country called Zimbabwe, which also suffered from massive inflation and an economic collapse. Old people who had saved for retirement then found that their money was worthless and basically have to go back to work two jobs to survive.
Here is South Africa, there is an underlying fear that a similar thing could happen here too. We live our lives in a mixture of that fear as well as a fear of the high crime rate, and more positive feelings like hope (knowing that there is a lot of talent and resourcefulness in this country), and responsibility (to try and make a change for the better), along with a love of the beauty of the country, the vibrancy of its people, and the freedom we still enjoy.