Somali shop owner Boyca Ahmed says he pays for “protection” during protests by giving cash, cooldrinks and paraffin to protesters.
"I do not not know if he will come back because he is no longer answering my calls. The money which l got from renting the shop to him was my only source of livelihood as l am unemployed," he said.
"The sad thing about Joseph is that his family back home sold their house in Somalia to pay for his business," says Ahmed."He had been paying rent for his family back home monthly with proceeds from his shop. Now that his stock has been destroyed life has become difficult for not only him but his family in Somalia."Community protests ongoing
"Immigrant shop owners are caught up in the middle because people are trying to catch the attention of the government," said resident Nurse Mota. "We have been living in shacks since 2007. Although we now have electricity and toilets, we still do not have houses," said resident Mthunzi Msezane."The most frustrating thing is that the municipality switches off our electricity and water asking us to pay rent. When we go to the office to pay rent they give us utility bills which are under other people’s names. We want our houses to be registered in our names.
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