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A prayer with each brushstroke

When the Annelie Hertzog art students heard that our local nurses are bending under the pressure of the Covid-19 virus, they scooped up our heroes in a compassionate embrace.

As our healthcare workers protect us, it is time for us to protect them, and the art students did so by commemorating the front liners with personal portraits.

Each student painted in silent prayer for protection and strength for our doctors who are overworked and tired.

•Read full story in this week’s Middelburg Observer.

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Sjani Campher

Sjani has been working as a community journalist and photographer at the Middelburg Observer since 2018, during which she has been responsible for the content creation for both digital and print, as well as maintaining the publication's online platforms. She is a member of the Forum for Community Journalists, and focuses on fields including hard news, investigative reporting, human interest, columns and sports.
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