South Africa, March 20 -- There will never be a greater opportunity to lead the world forward, and not from a political front but a creative front. It's not just our job, it's our existential duty...

The bad news

At the time of writing this in Johannesburg, Covid-19, aka the coronavirus, has infected more than 190,000 people globally and claimed over 7,500 lives. Just three months ago, most had never heard of 'the Coronavirus', but now it is a household word.

In response, countries are shutting their borders, denying visas, grounding airlines. Schools and universities are closing, supermarket shelves are being emptied of everything from toilet paper to tofu, once buzzing restaurants are reduced to whispers. Businesses and some industri...