Getting to work during a national shutdown

Domestic worker Abigail Zungu breathed a sign of relief at the Warwick Junction taxi rank in Durban on Monday. 

“I thought I would struggle to get to work because of what is being said in townships, but things are normal,” said Zungu, 62 who works in Glenwood.

The taxi rank is a widely used public facility, drawing commuters travelling to townships and suburbs on the outskirts of Durban.

While it was quieter than usual, Zungu said she hoped things would remain peaceful for the remainder of the day.

In Phoenix, a domestic worker and two retail workers had planned not to go to work on Monday. However, with no protest action in the township on Monday, they made their way to a bus stop in Clayfield.