The items are loaded onto trailers attached to minibuses which make the 550-kilometre journey north to the border.
JOHANNESBURG - Towering piles of oil, tyres, biscuits, microwaves and toilet paper filled a small and damp Johannesburg basement -- all destined for Zimbabwe.
He manages orders from individuals and small businesses via WhatsApp before dispatching items northward. Food, alcohol, sanitary products, furniture, electrical appliances, coffins and even salt licks for livestock flow across the border daily. Yvonne, a Zimbabwean secretary in South Africa, arrived with an enormous sack brimming with items for her parents and sister back home -- a monthly ritual.Her latest shipment included toothpaste and sanitary pads, as well as candles and matches.Prices are surging in Zimbabwe and even with shipping costs, a malayitsha is often cheaper than buying locally.
"In this country, R500 can only get a few items that won't last even a week," she added, while cooking kale.
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