Pensioner forced to collect bottles after 34 years on the job

Pensioner forced to collect bottles after 34 years on the job

By Selloane Ntshonyane Retired packer Lazarus Moilwa from Pimville collects bottles and cans to survive after his small spaza shop business failed. He earns about R5,000 a month from recycling but says rising food prices make it hard to support his family. After 34 years of hard work as a packer in Midrand, Lazarus Moilwa from Pimville thought retirement would bring rest. Instead, he now spends his days collecting bottles and cans to survive. …