An inspirational story of hope for Women’s Day from Thaba Chweu
In the faint light of daybreak, Angeline Shiri, has already swept the small area where she will set up shop next to the R36, outside Lydenburg.
Shiri is a 39-year-old foreign national from Harare, Zimbabwe, and started trading in South Africa in 2013. She and her family have so many opportunities here and she knows it would not have been the case for her and her children in Harare.
This is a busy intersection where motorists leave Lydenburg towards Ohrigstad and Burgersfort (better known as the Steers four-way). Mealies are motorist’s and pedestrian’s favourite snack foods to buy on the side of the road.
Just before women’s day, Tuesday August 9, Steelburger/Lydenburg spoke to Shiri and asked her what it means to be providing for her family in this way.
She said she doesn’t have a husband and has to take care of her children in Harare, Zimbabwe. She feels fortunate to celebrate Women’s Day in South African and to be able to take care of her children.
Shiri is a 39-year-old foreign national from Harare, Zimbabwe, and started trading in South Africa in 2013. She and her family have so many opportunities here and she knows it would not have been the case for her and her children in Harare.
“They can’t chase me away. South African has been good for me,” said Shiri. The R13 cost of a mielie doesn’t sound like a lot of money, but it provides a decent income for her and her two sons, Epson and Tapiwa.
