South Africa‘s declaration of a state of pandemic on 27 March 2020 to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has elicited debates on the impact of government's policy responses, such as national lockdowns, on the economy of the country. Some pundits support lockdown measures by arguing that they save many lives. Others acknowledge the efficacy of lockdowns in combating the spread of COVID-19 but argue that they have a devastating impact on the economy and livelihoods. However, both pro- and anti-lockdown commentators neglect African indigenous approaches in combatting the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. The current paper offers a consolidated approach on how African indigenous approaches might be practically and pragmatically integrated with South Africa‘s COVID-19 policy responses. Drawing on Afrocentric theory, this paper argues that a combination of Western and African indigenous approaches can be more successful in combating the spread of COVID-19 if they are incorporated into a synthesis that adopts useful elements of each. This paper argues that by insisting on national lockdowns, social distancing, self-isolation, and the use of facemasks and vaccines as the only means of combating COVID-19, the South African government is discrediting the use of indigenous African knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of International Journal of African Renaissance Studies is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

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南非本土化和非洲化南非遏制 COVID-19 的方法：一种综合方法

南非于 2020 年 3 月 27 日宣布进入大流行状态以抗击新型冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 的传播，引发了关于政府政策反应（例如国家封锁）对该国经济的影响的辩论。一些权威人士认为封锁措施可以挽救许多生命，从而支持封锁措施。其他人承认封锁在对抗 COVID-19 传播方面的功效，但认为它们对经济和生计具有破坏性影响。然而，支持和反对封锁的评论员都忽视了非洲本土在抗击 COVID-19 等传染病传播方面的方法。目前的文件提供了一种综合方法，说明非洲本土方法如何切实可行地与南非的 COVID-19 政策反应相结合。本文借鉴以非洲为中心的理论，认为如果将西方和非洲本土方法结合到采用每种方法的有用元素的综合中，则可以更成功地对抗 COVID-19 的传播。本文认为，通过坚持国家封锁、社会隔离、自我隔离以及使用口罩和疫苗作为对抗 COVID-19 的唯一手段，南非政府正在诋毁非洲土著知识的使用。[作者摘要] International Journal of Africa Renaissance Studies 的版权是 Routledge 的财产，未经版权所有者明确书面许可，不得将其内容复制或通过电子邮件发送到多个站点或发布到列表服务器。但是，用户可以打印、下载或通过电子邮件发送文章供个人使用。这个摘要可以被删减。不保证副本的准确性。用户应参考材料的原始出版版本以获取完整的摘要。（版权适用于所有摘要。）