THEY dress up to go to work every morning.
But no one, not even their children, knows exactly where they work. And at the end of the month, the magoshas are able to pay their bills, build houses and even take their children to school.
To them, this is serious work and they don’t take it for granted.
“We know people judge us, but it is not by choice that we are doing the job we are in,” they said.
One magosha said it was easy for people to judge if they didn’t know where you came from.
“This job is able to provide for my children and their shelter. I’m a father and mother to my kids.”
She showed Daily Sun her extended RDP house, but didn’t want the SunTeam to take photos to protect her kids. The 45-year-old said her eldest daughter (22) was studying engineering at a TVET college.
“I encourage her to study and work hard because I don’t want her to end up like me,” she said.
She admitted there had been a lot of competition lately, but she tried to deliver the best so her customers would come back.
“This is a vicious industry. It’s everyone for themselves.”
Another magosha in the late 40s said she served middle-aged and elderly men. “Those ones know what they want and prefer sticking to a magosha they know they can trust.” She said she made more than R10 000 on a good month.
Another one (48) said as elderly magoshas, they preferred to be taken to safe places.
“Some book guest houses for a few hours and bring us back to our business spots,” she said, adding that clients sometimes didn’t want to pay the full price.
“For instance, I charge between R400 and R600 overnight depending on the services the customer wants but some complain they have less.”
She said the industry was full of young people who just wanted to make a quick buck.
“I say be the best in whatever you do, and you will get rewarded,” she said.
