Tzaneen man makes a living selling mopani worms at taxi ranks

Tzaneen man makes a living selling mopani worms at taxi ranks

By Nkhensani Mthombeni Peter Rikhotso, 39, from Tzaneen lost his farm job and now sells mopani worms, also called maxoja, at taxi ranks. Rikhotso sells packs of mopani worms for R50 each and says he makes up to R1,500 on a good day. Peter Rikhotso, 39, lost his job as a maintenance worker at a farm in Tzaneen a few years ago. Today, he sells mopani worms at Nkowankowa Taxi Rank to earn money. Rikhotso started selling the worms, also known as m…