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Mezelwa Mahlangu needs help to get his shoes back from a mashonisa. Photo by Phineas Khoza
Mezelwa Mahlangu needs help to get his shoes back from a mashonisa. Photo by Phineas Khoza

HE borrowed R20 from mashonisa, but the loan shark demanded R100 from him. 

When Mezelwa Mahlangu told the mashonisa he didn't have R100, he took a pair of his Nike takkies, which Mezelwa said were his best shoes.

The 46-year-old from Etwatwa, Ekurhuleni said he's now forced to wear flip flops and to protect his feet from getting dirty, he wears socks.

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