A car guard in SA is lucky to earn R100 a day. Formal guards may pay upwards of R40 a day in bay fees to agencies or shopping centres. And then there are supplementary fees, such as for clothing hire, writes ChrisRoper.
If you’re a South African showing a friend around from overseas, and you happen to pass one of the CUM Books stores that infest our shopping malls, you’ll be used to the looks of slightly embarrassed disbelief that they try to hide when they notice the proud signage. Ditto when they first spot that tasty snack we call Salticrax.
But these are clichés of SA difference, and they don’t have much resonance any more. Have you ever considered, though, what your average tourist thinks when they first encounter a car guard?..If you have already registered or subscribed, please sign in to continue.
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