Working-class Capetonians stood four-square behind the coronavirus lockdown on Tuesday - even though they have no idea how they will survive it.
Thandeka Mbona chatted to a fellow commuter at Cape Town's central bus terminus as they waited for the next bus to Gugulethu.
“You find a family of eight in a small shack. Those are our concerns. The communities themselves, the townships, they are not clean, they are not healthy.” “Are people going to be paid for sitting at home because of this pandemic? That’s where our main concern is,” she said. Everyone may not have access to a TV or a radio. Mbona said the president’s message was likely to spread through word of mouth. Some would get it, some might not.
“We don’t even have money for a week. I can’t stay at home even a week without working. At the moment I don’t have anything in my cupboard. I don’t have food. Even the business is not running. Each and every day I must bring something home.” Mfuleni taxi driver Siyavuya Mpegesi said Thursday would be the minibus industry's last day of operations. He too is worried about where his next meal will come from once the police and army enforce the restriction on movement.
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