People have been through so many challenges during the lockdown. Retrenchment, unemployment, loss of income, water crisis, no schooling, Gender Based Violence, hunger etc and this has caused lot of people to stand up and start businesses by selling products and services. I was at Jane Furse plaza and I realized that there is more people who are selling products. People have struggled during the past months and no one likes to live in poverty or go to bed with an empty stomach. I also listened to a guy who was selling bananas and avocados, his advertising skills were so good that I realized that people have skills but need a good Samaritan to help then to be great business people. Taxis are also back in taxi rank in the shopping center but the problem is, the shopping center is over crowded. Villages should be developed for a better life.
ACT Ubumbano is a network of Southern African and European organisations working for economic, gender and environmental justice.
