Audio By VocalizeA fruit vendor arranges seedless Oranges from South Africa that are currently in season. [Photo by Mose Sammy/Standard]My favourite fruit vendor, Bethsheba, has been missing in action since kanjo folks rid our streets of hawkers. She had a way of stacking up bright-coloured mangoes so that the setting sun flooded her wares to look even more enticing. Put simply, she turned a wheelbarrow, a simple hunk of metal, into a mobile, artistic installation that fed her family. Come rain, come sunshine, Bethsheba was guaranteed to open her business and wait for customers.

Source: Standard Digital February 26, 2026 22:05 UTC