“Let’s go to the hood,” I thought we
were going to sell CDs and DJ
parties in the hood. It turned out
that we were selling CDs and DJing
parties in order to capitalize a
payday-lending and pawnshop
operation in the hood. Very quickly
that became our core business.
Every day in the hood was the
same. I’d wake up early. Bongani
would meet me at my flat and we’d
catch a minibus to Alex with my
computer, carrying the giant tower
and the giant, heavy monitor the
whole way. We’d set it up in
Bongani’s garage, and start the first
batch of CDs. Then we’d walk. We’d