Mr. Mahaba
Mr. Mahaba is a Basotho man who lives in an informal settlement outside of Carletonville, South Africa. He was released from the mines due to TB and HIV in 2008 with no means for treatment after release. With a view of the mineshaft from the steps of his dwelling, his wife stormed the mine and demanded that the mine give her husband proper medication. She was given a week’s worth of medication and a porridge that she was told to prepare for him every day. His son, a 29 year old man living in the same settlement, was promised that he could have his father’s job now that his father has been released. Knowing the health effects and dangers of the mine all too well, Mr. Mahaba is still eager for his son to begin work so that he will be able to support the family.