Livelihoods quickly disappeared as the hairbusinessdecimated.
Many informal salons have gone broke and the majority have become a shadow of their former selves.
Not far from Mthembu’s salon is another salon owned by a gentleman who only identified himself as Maroso.
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The shelves in his salon are literally bare.
They were once laden with hair and beauty products but he is struggling to stock up.
They are also supposed to stock up on sanitiser and masks.
People walk on June 13, 2012 in front of a hairdressing salon in the Alexandra township of Johannesburg. Photo credit: ALEXANDER JOE / AFP / GettyImages.Source: Getty Images
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