Township streets are never completely quiet between the laughter of children and the sound of passing taxis, there is another familiar township rhythm the sharp tweet of a whistle, followed by a trolley piled high with neatly packed vegetables and fruits sold for R5.
For many township residents, that whistle signals convenience food brought straight to their doorstep. But for traders such as Paulos Vilakhovu, who came to South Africa from Maputo, it represents survival and independence.
I am my own worker I do not have a boss. Going from street to street is easier for customers. You bring the vegetables and fruits to the people instead of waiting for them to come to you, said Vilakhovu, proudly standing next to his trolley loaded with R5 packets of spinach, tomatoes and apples.
