In March 2020, South Africa went into lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. During that period various information was shared with members of the public by the government, the private sector, education institutions, religious groups, and many more. The health communication was shared with members of the public to manage the spread of Covid-19. While the Covid-19 information was widely made available, it is important to take into account the sociolinguistic aspects as well; that is, how the information was received by different stakeholders. And the extent to which the public made sense of the information, and how the information affected their lives, and communication practices, during the pandemic. This sociolinguistics and ethnographic study gives an in-depth case study of how residents from Ngwane Village were receiving Covid-19 information, how they interpreted the information, and lastly how information circulated in the village. The data for this study was collected using one-on-one conversations, group discussions, and observations. By the time the researcher started the research collection process, the main impact of the pandemic was over. As a result, the data collected speaks to the experiences that the residents had of the pandemic, and what memories they articulate around language and other communication practices. The data collected in this study was analysed using narrative analysis, this method  allowed the researcher to reflect deeply on the stories shared by members of the village, find categories that will help in understanding the historical events, and comparing those events with how language is used in the village and how the village is structured.