‘Afraid, but my spaza’s open’ - The Mail & Guardian

Downtown Johannesburg is not the hive of activity that it usually is. Only a few people are on the streets and not many cars are parked on the roads. This has been a common state throughout South Africa since March 26 as both people and the government work to flatten the Covid-19 curve.

She said she is keeping things in this manner because the police cannot see if the shop is open when they drive by or are standing from afar. She is happy with this arrangement because most of her customers live near the shop and they know her. Her problems do not end there. Stocking items for the spaza shop is proving to be difficult because most shops where she usually goes to buy stock are closed.

Banda came to South Africa in 2013, after finishing secondary school, to take a break from her daily life and ended up staying because she “loves” living in Johannesburg. She is studying towards a degree in media and will go back home next year, after finishing the degree.

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