highly addictive South African street drug, often consisting of heroin and dagga.
“Now they are working from 07:00 to 16:30 and they go home, and shower and sleep. There’s no more time for them to do crime.”
She said many of her employees also live in homes where there is no income. “Now at least they have something to eat.”
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Shikweni said she got the idea to start making the masks when President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the phased reopening of the economy, and that wearing masks will become compulsory.
Aside from the masks she distributed for free, Shikweni said Netcare Sandton also ordered 20 000 masks, which they were paying for.
Her husband, Jeremiah, who works as a security guard and comes home at night to help cut the cloth for the masks, said he is incredibly proud of his wife.
“She is playing her part in trying to lower the number of coronavirus cases reported, and is helping to provide an income to those in need,” Jeremiah said.
“She is my everyday hero.”
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