Charles Masango
Donkey-cart owner
Charles and his wife, Florence, live with their four children in a settlement on the Laersdrif road and he receives a disability pension from the state. He and his two donkeys, Vaaltyn and Pappas, collect wood for use at home. “I love living here,” he says, “because once you’ve put your cattle in the kraal, no one steals them. I use the cattle for ploughing so I can plant mielies and grass, which I bale for winter.” The only problem is that there are no shops here: if he’s lucky, he’ll get to Dullstroom or Lydenburg about once a month for shopping. But otherwise he has no complaints, says Charles. “No, there’s nothing bad here, no crime.”
Adele and Jaco van der Berg
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