Minibus drivers were always
looking for new songs because
having good music was something
they used to attract customers.
Another nice thing about the
hood was that it’s super cheap. You
can get by on next to nothing.
There’s a meal you can get in the
hood called a kota. It’s a quarter
loaf of bread. You scrape out the
bread, then you fill it with fried
potatoes, a slice of baloney, and
some pickled mango relish called
achar. That costs a couple of rand.
The more money you have, the
more upgrades you can buy. If you
have a bit more money you can