Crocheting pair knit their way off the streets
Two years ago, Precious Ngwenya decided to teach herself a skill to earn a small income and send money to her family back home in Zimbabwe.
But she could never have guessed that it would one day turn into a booming business that would help reunite her and her children.
“I have three children [who] I don’t get to see because things at home are so tough,” she told News24.
The 40-year-old mother who lives in Pretoria, moved to South Africa three years ago for a better life and to financially support her family in Harare.
Reflecting on her journey in a small one-bedroom apartment in Mamelodi, Ngwenya showed off her creations – an array of colourful soft toys.
“The lamb is my favourite animal to crochet, but it is also the hardest one,” she explained.
Ngwenya started crocheting animals to sell to motorists in Pretoria.
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