Towering piles of oil, tyres, biscuits, microwaves and toilet paper fill a small and damp Johannesburg basement – all destined for delivery to Zimbabwe by 'malayitshas'.
Johannesburg – Towering piles of oil, tyres, biscuits, microwaves and toilet paper filled a small and damp Johannesburg basement – all destined for Zimbabwe.
"When the situation is bad that side, things are better for us," said Charles, one of the deliverymen who makes a weekly round trip with precariously loaded trailers. "It is dangerous. As long as they are ready to pay, I carry. If I say 'I don't carry this', my kids will go on an empty stomach," said Charles, who has two children in Zimbabwe, but spends much of his time in South Africa where he also has two children.A man waits with goods on the side of the road in central Johannesburg for pickup by 'malayitsha' to be taken across the border to Zimbabwe.
"In South Africa with R500, it's better – I can buy and afford groceries that can last me almost a month," she said.
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