started letting drivers buy on credit,
charging them a bit of interest.
We started making more
money. Never more than a few
hundred, maybe a thousand rand at
a time, but it was all cash on hand.
Bongani was quick to realize the
position we were in. Cash is the one
thing everyone in the hood needs.
Everyone’s looking for a short-term
loan for something, to pay a bill or
pay a fine or just hold things
together. People started coming to
us and asking for money. Bongani
would cut a deal, and then he’d
come to me. “Yo, we’re going to
make a deal with this guy. We’re