By Palesa Matlala
Maria Mokwena, 56, turned ten backrooms into 28, all rented out to foreign shop owners in Delville, Germiston, since 2014.
Every tenant is registered and compliant, Mokwena says, and none of her properties have been looted despite recent unrest nearby. Maria Mokwena built her first 10 backrooms in 2014, hoping for a little extra money. Twelve years later, the business earns her more than R40,000 every month. The 56 year old g…
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