“When your stomach is empty, it is difficult for your mind to function. Many public toilets, which were previously open, are also now closed.”
Pfunzo Makhera is a truck driver from Limpopo who has just returned to work. Ironically, he delivers food products for restaurants as far as Musina. He said life under lockdown is tough for drivers.
Although the company he works for provides workers with protective gears, he still fears for his life every day he reports to work. “There are no prepared foods in the stores, so often we have to go without eating or we just eat bread.
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